Potential Barriers To Personalisation In Social Care

1.1 Explain the term ‘personalisation’ as it applies in social care.

The term ‘personalisation’ applies in social care, meaning that every person receiving any support from either the government or care they may find themselves will be given choice and control on how they wish their care to be delivered.

1.2 Explain how personalisation can benefit individuals.

Personalisation is about giving an individual more choice and control over their lives which benefits the individual. Personalised care represents a new relationship between people, professionals and the health and care system. It provides a positive shift in power and decision making that enables people to have a voice, to be heard and be connected to each other and their communities.

Some of the potential barriers to personalisation are:
The capacity of the customer could be limited - It is important that this barrier is overcome to ensure that the wants and needs of the service user. They may wish to get an advocate involved this allows the service user to still get their say on how they wish to be supported in their everyday life.
Personal budget can take a while to be put in place sometimes, whilst waiting for a confirmed personal budget, the needs of the customer may change, meaning that a whole new care plan may need to be complete by the appropriate person to ensure that it is all done correctly and in a person-centred way.
The cost of care providers may also cause a potential barrier to the individual as their personal budget may only be a certain amount which may not allow for them to have a choice of care providers.
4.4 Describe types of support that individuals or their families might need to maximise the benefits of a personalised service.
Ways which we can overcome barriers to personalisation is to promote social care to encourage a growth in private sector care providers. This would mean that there would be more care providers available and more choice for