Dear participant,
Thank you for taking the time to fill in this questionnaire. (Approximate time to fill: 10 minutes)
In the framework of the UNIC project “Towards user-centred funding models for long-term care” (Grant Agreement: VS/2020/0265), we are looking for examples of promising practices on user-centred funding models, such as personal budgets, addressing primarily persons with disabilities and older persons but also children, persons with mental health problems and other target groups from Europe and across the world.
The aim of this questionnaire is to understand existing Long-Term Care (LTC) funding models in Europe and across the world. In particular, we aim to understand the development of personal budgets models - or other funding models that promote user-centred care and support. This report will gather the successful elements of existing user-centred funding models and will then combine them to develop a theoretical model for Personal Budgets in LTC.
Personal Budgets is defined as an amount of money which is allocated to an individual by a state body so that the individual can make their own arrangements to meet their specified support needs.
An example of promising practice on user-centred funding models, such as Personal Budgets, can only be considered for inclusion in the report if the practice is consistent with the principles that underpin the United Nations Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the UN Principles for Older Persons. More specifically we expect such practice to be based in the community, offer individualized support and promote full inclusion in society. It must also incorporate the principles of participation, inclusion, non-discrimination, equality, choice, control over life, and the right to receive support adequate to individual needs.
We have set our criteria down in a numbered list as follows:
Essential criteria
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Treats the person as a citizen with rights, freedoms and responsibilities
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Applies to Long-Term Care (for at least some groups)
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Exists as an on-going real-world practice in at least one location
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Assumes user-centred funding for care and support
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Promotes inclusion and equality
Desirable criteria
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Creates clear and transparent entitlements
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Supports people to make decisions, choices and to exercise control
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Stimulates creative, flexible, person-centred support&the best use of shared resources
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Encourages contribution and connection in community life
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Protects the rights and status of the staff
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Creates wider understanding of the need to protect and enhance human rights
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It's transferable to other contexts and locations
The models submitted will be assessed by a panel of experts and selected models will be published in the form of a report made available to the UNIC project for further dissemination.
Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and experience. We appreciate your time and your contribution. For any further information you may reach out to
konstantina.leventi@easpd.eu-UNIC project team