Determining eligibility under the Care Act 2014 e-learning course
This CPD-accredited course takes a deep dive into the national eligibility threshold and criteria for adults requiring care and support, and carers requiring support. These were introduced by the Care Act 2014 and the national eligibility criteria are set out in the Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2015.
Conducting an assessment and determining a person’s eligibility for publicly-funded care and support using the national eligibility criteria are cornerstones of the changes introduced by the Care Act 2014. They are both vital elements in implementing the vision and culture for adult care and support across England.
Course content
- Introduction
- National eligibility threshold
- Eligibility outcomes
- Wellbeing and eligibility
- Determining eligibility
- Case studies
- Summary
Learning outcomes
- Understand and explain the eligibility criteria for adults needing care and support
- Understand and explain the eligibility criteria for carers needing support
- Know the eligibility outcomes for adults and carers
- Understand the importance of wellbeing when determining eligibility
- Be able to apply the eligibility criteria fairly and equitably and evidence your decision
- Know the steps to take after eligibility has been determined, including understanding the relevance of preventative measures
Course features
- Saved learning progress
- Learning notes
- Online assessment
- CPD certificate
- Email support
CPD accreditation
By studying the course, and passing the assessment, you will be issued with a certificate showing 2.0 CPD points.
CPD Standards Office accredited course ref no 60036/51.
Purchase for you and your colleagues
Standard price per learner: £55.00 + VAT
Discounts applied for orders of multiple licences.
Frequently asked questions
- people employed in assessment and care planning roles within the local authority, including social care practitioners, social workers and occupational therapists
- staff from partner organisations carrying out assessment or validation on behalf of the local authority, such as ‘third-party’, ‘community’ or ‘trusted’ assessors
- managers of all the above types of role.
- Course content: A SCORM 1.2 or 2004 compliant version of the course.
- Course updates: We will supply you with course updates for an agreed period of time.
- Custom changes: We can help by making custom changes to the course to meet your specific learning and development needs.
This is always a difficult question to answer as no two people are the same. There are a number of factors to consider such as level of knowledge, reading speed and in which order the course is completed.
For that reason, our estimates are really quite broad. Analytics shows that learners take an average of 90 minutes to study the course.
v1.0 (June 2021): Original release of course.
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- From accepting the invite, the learner will have 90 days access to the course and its assessment / certification.
- You can study the learning material (content) in any order, but you must view all the learning material before you can proceed to the assessment.
- During your enrolment period you will have three attempts to pass the assessment. Only if you pass the assessment will a certificate be available for download. The assessment pass mark is 80 per cent.
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- An internet connection is required, with the ability to stream video content from YouTube.
- All material in these resources, including text, graphics, photographs, video and audio is copyright of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), unless otherwise stated.
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