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Health survey for England 2014: chapter 6 social care provision
- Authors:
- ROONEY Keeva, DARTON Robin, WITTENBERG Raphael
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents results from the Health Survey for England 2014 about the provision of unpaid social care by adults aged 16 and over. This is defined as help or support provided to someone because of long-term physical or mental ill-health, a disability or problems relating to old age and excludes any help given in a professional capacity or as part of a job. The findings show that 17 per cent of adults provided unpaid help or support to other people, with women more likely than men to do so (20 per cent and 14 per cent respectively). Prevalence of providing unpaid care was lowest among those in higher income households and increased with decreasing income. Care was most commonly provided to a parent and men were more likely than women to provide help or support for a spouse or partner, with just under a fifth doing so. Most commonly, those who provided help and support said that they did so for between 1-9 hours in the last week. However, a substantial proportion of men and women provided more care, with 27 per cent providing 10 or more hours in the last week. (Edited publisher abstract)
The characteristics of residents in extra care housing and care homes in England
- Authors:
- DARTON Robin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(1), January 2012, pp.87-96.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Extra care housing has been viewed as a possible alternative, or even a replacement, for residential care. In 2003, the Department of Health announced capital funding to support the development of extra care housing, making funding conditional on participating in an evaluative study. This paper forms part of this evaluation. It presents findings on the characteristics of the residents, drawing on information collected on demographic characteristics and care needs for the residents at the time of moving into 19 schemes within 6 months of opening. The findings are compared to a 2005 survey of residents moving into care homes providing personal care. The findings show that overall the people who moved into extra care were younger and much less physically and cognitively impaired than those who moved into care homes, although a minority had similar levels of physical impairment. Overall, levels of severe cognitive impairment were much lower in all schemes than the overall figure for residents of care homes, even among schemes designed specifically to provide for residents with dementia. The results suggest that, although extra care housing may be operating as an alternative to care homes for some individuals, it is mainly providing for a population who may be making a planned move rather than reacting to a crisis.
Health survey for England 2014: chapter 5 social care: need for and receipt of help
- Authors:
- MAPLETHORPE Natalie, DARTON Robin, WITTENBERG Raphael
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents information about the need for and receipt of social care among adults aged 65 and over, examining whether they receive care and how it is provided. Most of the chapter is based on Health Survey for England 2014 data but where bases are too small for robust analysis, 2013 and 2014 data have been combined. The HSE does not cover people in care homes and, within the community, it focuses on older people, who constitute by far the largest group receiving care. The findings show that 24 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women aged 65 and over needed help with at least one Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and 21 per cent and 34 per cent respectively needed help with at least one Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL). There was variation according to household income, with greatest need and highest proportions receiving help in the lowest income tertile. Among people who had received help with ADLs in the last month, 82 per cent of men and 75 per cent of women had received this solely from unpaid helpers, including relatives, friends and neighbours and the picture was similar for IADLs. (Edited publisher abstract)