Given the eligibility under section 13, the local authority is under a duty to meet Joanna’s needs for care and support by section 18 of the Act.
When you meet with Joanna, she tells you that she has found an adapted flat in a warden-assisted scheme. Joanna has arranged to live there with her boyfriend Brian and her mother will call in to help for 4 hours per day. Joanna’s sister, Evelyn, who is a social worker, will also be calling by one hour a week to help with any non-personal care matters and administrative type issues . This will not cater for all of Joanna’s care needs though, and she will require a support worker for the rest of the day.
Identify any potential carers in the scenario. What additional Care Act 2014 duties are owed here and to whom?
