Adult Social Care assessment tool

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Dear Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council,

I would appreciate if you could please provide the following information:
Please provide a copy of the assessment tool you currently use for assessing whether an adult with care needs meets the eligibility criteria for care and support from the local authority.
Where your adult social care department has assessed an individual and found that they are eligible for support, please provide a step-by-step description of the process you use (and any tools involved) to determine the level/cost of care and support provision they are entitled to - including any differences in processes/tools for commissioned care compared to Direct Payment provision.

Yours faithfully,

DRH

FOI (Freedom of Information), Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

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A member of the Information Governance Team will respond to you as soon as possible with further information.

Thank you for your patience.
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Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to a delay.

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Please read our privacy notices<https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/council/data-...> to find out more about how we use your personal information.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

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FOI (Freedom of Information), Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Requester,

 

RE:     Freedom Of Information Act 2000 – INFORMATION Request

 

Thank you for your request for information received by the Information
Governance Team on the 9^th May 2023. Unfortunately you failed to provide
sufficient contact details on your initial request, as a result it cannot
be processed as of yet. In order to make a valid request for information
under the Act, pursuant to Section 8, you must supply your full name and
an address for correspondence. Therefor you will need to provide your full
name in order for your request to be valid. The email address you have
provided is a valid address for correspondence.

 

You can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

 

Tel: 0330 414 6421 

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the Data Disclosure
and Records Officer on 01685 725000 or [3][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email].

 

Yours faithfully

 

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer

Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Council

 

Canolfan Dinesig/Civic Centre

Stryd Y Castell/Castle Street

Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8AN/CF47 8AN

Ffon/Tel: 01685 725000

E-bost/E-mail: [4][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]

 

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd hyn ddim yn arwain at oedi.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol
ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae
cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid
ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr
Tudful.

Darllenwch ein [5]hysbysiadau preifatrwydd i ddarganfod mwy am sut rydym
yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth bersonol.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to a delay.

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the
individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Please read our [6]privacy notices to find out more about how we use your
personal information.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

[7]http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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Dear Requester,

RE:     Freedom Of Information Act 2000 – INFORMATION Request

We have considered your request and provide the following information:

 

Please provide a copy of the assessment tool you currently use for
assessing whether an adult with care needs meets the eligibility criteria
for care and support from the local authority Where your adult social care
department has assessed an individual and found that they are eligible for
support, please provide a step-by-step description of the process you use
(and any tools involved) to determine the level/cost of care and support
provision they are entitled to - including any differences in
processes/tools for commissioned care compared to Direct Payment provision

 

Response:

 

The assessment tool used to assess whether an adult with care needs meets
the eligibility criteria for care and support from the local authority is
attached. Please also see the attached flow chart describing the
determination process for eligibility.

 

On completion of the assessment a care and support plan will be developed
indicating the  actions (including the services that will be commissioned)
that the Local Authority will take  to contribute to the identified
personal outcomes of the individual. To assist in ensuring equity in
service provision across adult services a summary form  (panel request
form) describing the individuals circumstances and the requested service
provision is prepared by the individuals Social Worker and presented by a
Team Manager to the Local Authorities Adult Services Commissioning Panel.

 

The circumstances of the  individual and the proposed service provision
are discussed by members of the Commissioning Panel and when no further
queries arise (and the appropriate type and level of service identified)
arrangements are made by the appropriate officers for the requested
services to be provided by internal or externally commissioned
organisations. Assessment for eligibility for support via Direct Payments
are also routed through the Local Authorities Adult Services Commissioning
Panel.

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most
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government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on
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We supply this based on your original request. If this is not what you
wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request please do
not hesitate to contact us to clarify your exact requirements. If you have
any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with the handling
of your request and you wish to make a complaint please contact the
Information Governance Team on 01685 725000 or [2][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]. If
you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint please contact
the Councils Complaints Team on 01685 725000 or
[3][email address], alternatively you may wish to submit a
complaint using the Councils [4]online complaints form. You can find out
more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

 

Tel: 0330 414 6421 

Email: [5][email address]

Website: [6]www.ico.org.uk

Responses to completed requests for information are published online
within our disclosure log. Our disclosure log is located on our external
website ([7]www.merthyr.gov.uk). Please click [8]HERE to view our
disclosure log.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer

Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Council

 

Canolfan Dinesig/Civic Centre

Stryd Y Castell/Castle Street

Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8AN/CF47 8AN

Ffon/Tel: 01685 725000

E-bost/E-mail: [9][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]

 

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

 

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd hyn ddim yn arwain at oedi.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol
ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae
cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid
ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr
Tudful.

Darllenwch ein [10]hysbysiadau preifatrwydd i ddarganfod mwy am sut rydym
yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth bersonol.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to a delay.

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the
individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Please read our [11]privacy notices to find out more about how we use your
personal information.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

[12]http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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