| CA |
Carers Allowance - Taxable benefit for people who
are giving regular and substantial care to a severely disabled
person who is in receipt of the qualifying benefit. |
| CAB |
Citizens Advice Bureau – Helps people resolve their
legal, money and other problems by providing free information and
advice. |
| CAF |
Contact a Family - Provides advice, information and
support to the parents of all disabled children. |
| Care Package |
A collective name for the service(s) a person can expect to
receive following assessment. |
| Carer |
A person providing care who is not employed to do so by an
agency or organisation. A carer is often a relative or friend
looking after someone at home who is frail or ill; the carer can be
of any age. |
| Care Trusts |
A type of NHS body, which combines NHS healthcare services and
certain delegated functions from local authorities, including
personal social services. |
| Care Management |
Care Management is used in social services to describe the
role, usually taken by qualified social workers. It describes
processes undertaken when an individual's care needs are assessed
and appropriate services are provided. Care management
includes: making available information about possible help;
determining the level of assessment to be undertaken once a person
has been referred to social services; assessing their needs;
developing a care plan that describes services to meet their needs;
implementing the care plan; and monitoring and reviewing the care
plan. |
| Care Programme Approach (CPA) |
A system for coordinating the needs assessment and care
planning of people with mental health needs, especially those with
more complex needs. The national policy expectation is that CPA
will be integrated with the Single Assessment Process (see Single
Assessment Process) |
| CCG |
Community Care Grant – Social fund to help buy furniture
etc |
Choice and Control
|
This is Worcestershire County Council's response to the
Government's reforms of Adult Social Care as laid out in the
'Putting People First' agenda. These reforms aim to give
those seeking support, along with their carers, a social care
service that is better suited to meet their individual needs |
Citizenship
|
The rights and responsibilities of being part of the community
and involved in public life and affairs. |
| CCG |
Community Care Grant – Social fund to help buy furniture
etc. |
| Client |
Also referred to as service user. This is the person
receiving the housing related support service. |
| Client Group |
A needs based category, e.g. ‘older people’ or ‘single
homeless’ used to help the Supporting People teams to monitor the
different types of people that are accessing services, and identify
where there is need for new services. |
| CLS |
Community Legal Services -Brings together the various
types of legal help and information provided and is funded by a
wide range of public, private, voluntary and charitable
organisations. |
| Commissioning |
The process of specifying, securing and monitoring services to
meet people's needs at a strategic level. This applies to all
services, whether they are provided by a local authority, NHS,
other public agencies or by the private or voluntary sectors. |
| Commissioning Body (CB) |
The Commissioning Body is made up of representatives from all
of the partners involved in a service. The Commissioning Body has
overall strategic responsibility for the service within
Worcestershire. |
| Community care |
Care or support provided by social services departments and/or
the NHS to assist people in their day-to-day living. |
| Connect |
Community Support service for adults with P.D, also run
drop-in centres. |
| Contract |
A mutual agreement enforceable by law. |
| Contract Monitoring |
Contract monitoring is the regular process undertaken by
Administering Authorities to ensure that providers comply with the
requirements of the contract and are performing effectively.
Contract monitoring is an extremely important process as it
provides regular information to update authorities’ understanding
of the quality and effectiveness of services. |
Contracting
|
Putting the purchasing of services in a legally binding
agreement. |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy - Physical impairment that affects
movement. |
| CPA |
Comprehensive Performance Assessment -Assesses the
performance of Authorities and the services that they provide for
local people. |
| CPN |
Community Psychiatric Nurse. |
| CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau – to check records of
staff. |
| CSV |
Community Service Volunteer. |
| CSW |
Community Support Worker. |
| CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident e.g. Stroke. |