Description
The local authority must inform the person which, if any, of their needs may be met by a direct payment and provide appropriate information and advice on how to use and manage direct payments.
What topics are covered in this Direct Payments online course?
Some of the topics include:
- Direct payments and Information and advice;
- Nominated and authorised persons, and their legal obligations;
- Monitoring and administering direct payments;
- Personal budget and Assessing capacity;
- What should the local authority do when a person loses and/or regains capacity?;
- Effective use of public money, Paying the authority back and Limits on how budgets are used;
- Payment and additional costs;
- Reviewing, discontinuing and terminating direct payments;
- Safeguarding and Paying family members;
- ‘Care’ and ‘Administration’;
- Who pays private agencies?;
- Long-term and short-term care in a care home;
- Direct payments and hospital stays and Using a direct payment while in hospital;
- When a nominated or authorised person is in hospital
This course is intended for people who have a role in care and support planning and the administering and monitoring of direct payments, as well as staff and managers employed by local authorities who are responsible for care and support planning and the administration and monitoring of direct payments.
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Learning objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- List he importance of providing relevant and timely information and advice
- Understand the role of the nominated person and the authorised person
- Identify the four conditions when a person has capacity
- Recognise the five conditions when a person lacks capacity
- Know how to administer, monitor, review and discontinue direct payments
- Understand payments, on-costs, contingencies and employment costs
- Apply Safeguarding through direct payments
- Explain the implications of Short-term and long-term care in a care home
- Understand direct payments for local authority services
- Understand direct payments in the form of pre-payment cards
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
Upon successful completion with an 80% or higher pass mark, you will be automatically awarded a downloadable certificate containing your name, the course title, and completion date.