What is Fair Access to Care Services (FACs)?
” Fair Access to Care Services” is a government policy. It provides a guide to Social Services departments. This helps them decide who can get a service from adult social services through an assessment. Fair Access to Care Services Guidance covers all adult users of social care, including older people. It says that authorities should assess presenting’ needs and decide whether these are eligible’ needs, that is, whether they mean the person fits the criteria for getting services. If there are eligible needs, the authority must arrange appropriate and cost effective help. To decide which needs are eligible, the authority must assess us against an eligibility framework, grading needs as either: Critical Substantial Moderate Low They should assess the risk to the independence of the person being assessed, in each of four areas below equally not just risk in relation to Health & Safety: Autonomy and freedom to make choices. Health and safety including freedom from harm, abuse and neglect,
