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'They call it fairer charging ...'
- Author:
- THOMPSON Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 8(3), September 2004, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes research into the 'Fairer charging' system, introduced by local councils in 2003. Much has been said about charges for care in homes, but far less about charges for services to people living at home. Describes powers to charge and national guidance and gives the main findings. A mixed picture emerged, with many variations. Makes a number of recommendations, and concludes it is almost impossible to devise a fair system and councils struggle with complex guidance.
Running out of time
- Author:
- THOMPSON Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.8.00, 2000, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains how one effect of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 has been to ensure that the majority of older people in care homes get no financial help from social services.
Fair enough: research on the implementation of the Department of Health guidance; fairer charging policies for home care and other non-residential social services
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Pauline, MATHEW Dinah
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 132p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many people who previously contributed to the cost of their service are no longer paying because the guidance states that no-one with income below a specified threshold (£127.63 for a single older person 2003–04) should be charged. There is now consistency across the country for people on incomes below this level, who are exempt from charging. The effect on other people receiving services depends on each local authority’s interpretation of the discretionary elements of the guidance and on their previous charging policy. The majority of councils reported that charges have increased for people on higher incomes. People with savings above the limit specified in the guidance may pay all or most of the cost of the service, unless the council has a low maximum charge or subsidises the hourly charge for the service.
Paying for care handbook: a guide to services, charges and welfare benefits for adults in need of care in the community or in care homes
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Pauline, et al
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 493p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
Guide to services, charges, welfare benefits and other financial help for adults needing care at home or in supported housing; and their carers. Also covers: the duties of social services and health authorities in arranging residential or nursing home care; how welfare benefits are affected by entering or leaving a care home; the social services means test for those needing help with care home costs; and how the different schemes are administered, the collection and enforcement of charges, challenging decisions and enforcing rights, and common problems.
All my worldly goods: a study of the operation of the 'liable relative rules' when a spouse goes into residential or nursing home care
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Pauline, WRIGHT Fay
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This research report looks at the effects of the "liable relative" rules relating to the spuses of people in long-term care. This rule allows local authorities and the Department of Social Security to request (and if necessary enforce) payments from spouses if residents in residential or nursing care receive state funding. Currently 11% of individuals in care homes (approximately 50,000 people)are married, of which 33,500 are estimated to be receiving state funding. The research examined current local authority practices by undertaking a postal survey of all local authorities in England, telephone follow-up interviews with selected social services finance officers, and interviews with a small number of spouses of affected by this rule. The research found that there was a wide variation in how this rule was implemented between authorities, and that it was often only the most vulnerable spouses, who through guilt and a lack of information, who ended up paying the most. The recommendations of the report are that it should be legally impossible for the DSS or local authorities to demand payment from the spouse of a person in long-term state-funded residential or nursing care.
Government's pre-consultation: the case for change: why England needs a new care and support system
- Authors:
- HARROP Andrew, THOMPSON Pauline, LOWE Stephen
- Publisher:
- Age Concern England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Key points and recommendations are followed by an introduction, a description of the state of the debate at the end of 2008, and detailed discussion of three questions: What more do we need to do to make our vision of independence, choice and control a reality?; What should the balance of responsibility be between the family, the individual and the government; and Should the system be the same for everybody or should we consider varying the ways we allocate government funding according to certain principles?
'Doing the right thing': the information and support needs of receivers and attorneys: report to the Public Guardianship Office
- Authors:
- RAY Sujata, THOMPSON Pauline, SHARP Ellen
- Publisher:
- Age Concern England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age Concern carried out some qualitative research on behalf of the Public Guardianship Office, looking at the information needs of Receivers and Attorneys. It focussed on the information available to Receivers/Attorneys at the time, and identified areas of improvement. This is a summary of the research report.