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Making choices: taking risks: a discussion paper
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at the experiences of older people and carers who need care providers to help them adjust to the life changes associated with ageing - not just to arrange care services. Social care agencies need to engage with older people about what they want, and work alongside them to enable them to choose the best possible lifestyle for them.
Social care: choosing the right service for you: 2008 edition
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This booklet has been updated for 2008. It gives advice and encourages people to ask the right questions and find out as much as possible about their options when choosing social care services. It was written with direct help from people who use services, local councils and social care professionals. It includes pointers to other sources of information on areas such as financial advice, disability services and benefits.
Leaving hospital: the price of delays
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2003 Government introduced a policy of reimbursment to help tackle the problem of hospital discharge delays. The Community Care [Delayed Discharges] Act, 2003, placed an obligation on councils to reimburse NHS acute hospital trusts in circumstances where a patient remained in hospital solely because community care arrangements to support discharge had not been made. This study has examined the early implementation of this policy and the impact it appears to be having on people and services. However, it would be unwise, given the short time since implementation, to draw premature conclusions about its longer-term influence on the wider health and social care system. The study also found it difficult to isolate the impact of reimbursement from the many other historical, cultural and operational factors at play.