Assistive Devices Term used to cover a multitude of aids for the older
person for use in and around a house and for extra mobility
outside the house.
Care Home Residential home providing 24 hour general care but
with no registration to provide nursing care
Care Home with Nursing A care home with qualified nurses permanently on
site registered to provide nursing care
Convalescence The time spent by a person recovering from illness
Court of Protection Acts to make decisions for and commitments on behalf
of individuals who, due to age or infirmity, can no longer
make decisions of their own and have not granted an Enduring
Power of Attorney
Fair Access to Care Services Government publication used by Local Authorities
as guide to ensure public has fair access to care services
Independent Care Adviser An understanding professional who will listen to
an individual, help determine an individual’s needs,
assess an individual’s care requirements, provide the
best possible information and advice on suitable care options,
help select the right care option and provide ongoing monitoring
of care
National Service Framework for Older
People Sets out the country’s standards and guidelines
with regard to the care of older people
Pension Credit
Previously known as Minimum Income Guarantee or Income Support.
Provides people aged 60 and over with a minimum level of income,
and gives extra income to people aged 65 and over who have
modest incomes and have made savings for their retirement
Power of Attorney (sometimes
called EPA - Enduring Power of Attorney)
Gives an individual the right to act on behalf of somebody
else and to make legally binding commitments on behalf of
that individual
Primary Care Trust A body providing primary healthcare (doctors, dentists,
etc.) and community health care (nursing and occupational
therapy services, etc.) in a locality, accountable to the
Health Authority
Registered Nursing Care Contribution
Determination Assessment made by a designated NHS nurse in order
to place an individual’s need for registered nursing
care in one of three bands for state funding (in England;
for funding levels in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
see Paying For Care)
Respite Respite care is temporary relief. It can be provided
for an older person or for an older person's carer
Single Assessment Process Recognises that many older people have both health
and social care needs and that agencies need to work together
so that assessment and subsequent care planning are tailored
to the individual, effective and co-ordinated
The Royal Commission
The Royal Commission was set up to examine the short and long
term options for funding long-term care for the older person
in different settings, and to recommend to the Government
how the cost of care should be met
Top-up funding An amount paid privately to bridge the gap between
the social services funding level and the actual cost of the
care provision chosen
Transitional Care Temporary arrangement whereby hospital staff arrange
care in an alternative home when an individual’s preferred
home or care agency is unable to provide care when it is required.
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