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Spending wisely
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 29.03.05, 2005, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Report on the increase in the Access and Systems Capacity Grant, which is intended to provide faster access to, and greater choice of, services to enable people to live in their own homes. However, there are still debates within the sector about whether the money will be used correctly.
Advocacy counts 5: a review of advocacy services for older people in Wales
- Author:
- AGE CYMRU
- Publisher:
- Age Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Drawing on the results of a survey, this report looks at the provision of advocacy services which support all adults in Wales to provide a broad snapshot of the advocacy landscape. It also highlights changes in the provision of advocacy services aimed specifically at older people. The survey received responses from 22 respondents. The analysis looks at numbers of advocacy services funded specifically for older people; those provided for a wider client group; language; quality of services; funding and sustainability; and the role of advocacy in safeguarding. It finds that although there has been a 69 per cent rise (from 26 to 44) in advocacy services for all age groups across Wales since 2013, there has been a 17 per cent drop (from 23 to 19) in the number of services specifically for older people. Over 60 per cent of providers responded that funding for their current service had less than a year to run. Safeguarding is seen as a high priority for advocacy services, with all of respondents having supported someone who had been abused in the last 12 months. An brief overview of national policy developments and their influence on advocacy services also provided. (Edited publisher abstract)
Paying for care in Wales: creating a fair and sustainable system: green paper consultation on options for reform
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
In 2008 the Welsh Assembly Government held a major consultation and engagement programme on the general direction that reform of the social care system should take. The results of that consultation have helped to shape the proposals set out in this Green Paper. Reponses are invited to questions on disability benefits, bringing money into the system, different funding options, ways to contribute and whether there should be a nationally or a locally determined funding system.
At last, proposals for a service deep in crisis
- Author:
- CANN Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.5.08, 2008, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author gives is opinion on why the changes in the adult green paper are so necessary. He discusses the financing of adult social care and the increasing personalisation of services .
Use your imagination
- Author:
- COZENS Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.10.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article looks at the state of adults' social services, and reveals that the parameters are cloudy. The reorganisation of social services and government pressure to blend adults' services with the public health and well-being agenda are creating challenges for practitioners to redefine their work. An ageing population will add to the challenges. The author concludes that agencies need to be prepared to work in partnership and find non-traditional solutions.
Attitudes and behaviour towards financial planning for care in old age
- Authors:
- PARKER Gillian, CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester. Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 81p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Research study based on a representative sample of men and women aged between twenty-five and seventy and focusing on attitudes and beliefs towards finance for care in old age. Relates findings to current debates about the role of the state and personal financial decision-making.
Funding and planning for social care in later life: a deliberative focus group study
- Authors:
- DIXON Josie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), 2019, pp.e687-e696.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined people's perceptions and behaviours in relation to planning for their social care needs, and their values and priorities concerning how social care should be funded. Eight deliberative focus groups were conducted in May 2018 with 53 participants, aged 25–82 years, in London, Manchester and rural locations near York and Sheffield. Multiple uncertainties created barriers to planning for social care needs including not knowing how much to save, not thinking it possible for an average person to save enough to meet significant needs, reluctance to plan for something potentially unnecessary, lack of suitable and secure ways of saving, and a perception of social care policy as unsettled. Participants also had significant concerns that they would not be able to obtain good‐quality care, regardless of resources. In addition, it was commonly thought unrealistic to expect families to provide more than low‐intensity, supplementary care, while use of housing assets to pay for care was considered unfair, both for home‐owners who could lose their assets and non‐home‐owners who were left reliant on the state although it was more acceptable where people were childless or had substantial assets. Participants thought any new arrangements should be inclusive, personally affordable, sustainable, transparent, good‐quality and honest. They preferred to contribute regularly rather than find considerable sums of money at times of crisis, and preferred to risk‐pool, with everyone obliged or heavily encouraged to contribute. Transparency was valued so those better at ‘working the system’ were not able to benefit unfairly and participants wanted to know that, if they contributed, they would be assured of good‐quality care. Trust in Government and other institutions, however, was low. New funding arrangements should incorporate measures to increase transparency and trust, be clear about the responsibilities of individuals and the state, provide meaningful options to save, and place significant focus on improving actual and perceived care quality. For acceptability, proposals should be framed to emphasise their affective dimensions and positive values. (Publisher abstract)
Fairer care funding: volume III: supporting documents
- Author:
- COMMISSION ON FUNDING OF CARE AND SUPPORT
- Publisher:
- Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 46, 69p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In addition to its final report on the future funding of care and support in England, the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission) has published three supporting documents. The first document is the Call for Evidence, which includes the background and scope, criteria for evaluating suggestions, and the questions to be addressed; and summary of the responses received. The second document is the letter providing input to the 2010 Spending Review and the Government response to the Commission's letter. The third document details the Ipsos MORI literature review of public opinion research on social care funding of social care in England. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fairer care funding: volume II: analysis and evidence supporting the recommendations of the Commission on Funding Care and Support
- Author:
- COMMISSION ON FUNDING OF CARE AND SUPPORT
- Publisher:
- Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 195p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Commission on Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), an independent body set up by Government to review the funding system for adult social care in England. This report accompanies the Commission’s main publication and sets out in greater detail the analysis and evidence that underpin the recommendations. The report begins with a summary of key findings and recommendations. The remainder of the report is in four main parts. Part 1 covers the reasons for reforming the adult social care funding system. Part 2 looks at the Commission's proposed funding model. Part 3 covers enablers of reform and looks at what needs to be done to enable the care and support system to work more effectively. Part 4 next steps and the timetable for reform.
Fairer care funding: volume I: the report of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Authors:
- COMMISSION ON FUNDING OF CARE AND SUPPORT, DILNOT Andrew
- Publisher:
- Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 80p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Commission on Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), an independent body set up by Government to review the funding system for adult social care in England, presents its final recommendations. The report begins by outlining the reasons why the funding system needs to change. The Commission then puts forward what it considers to be a better, fairer funding system and provides the rationale for the proposed new model. They propose a cap on an individual's lifetime contribution to adult social care costs, with means-tested support for those with lower incomes. The ways in which people can be supported in meeting their contribution to any care costs are then discussed. These include financial services, advice services, and improved assessment and eligibility processes. The Commission then considers the impact of the proposed funding model on different groups in society, looks at further changes to Government may wish to make to the means-tested system; and the costs of the reform. A final chapter then proposes a timeline for implementing the reforms. (Edited publisher abstract)