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Review of care products: key messages
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department of Health invited representatives of the financial services industry to conduct a review of the market of products to fund care. These reports have identified opportunities for development of financial care products and the problems they might face. This short report presents key messages from the financial services industry, which briefly outlines the types of plans those entering care (mainly aged 75+), the ‘semi-retired’, and those of working age should make. It suggests the sorts of “products” that could help with care costs, e.g. Equity Release; and that certain conditions are also needed to create consumer demand for such products to make provision for care, for example helping people to access good financial advice. The review was supported by 3 industry-led working groups that looked a: consumers and the marketplace, housing and equity, and pensions and insurance. (Edited publisher abstract)
Small board-and-care homes: residential care in transition
- Authors:
- MORGAN Leslie A., ECKERT J. Kevin, LYON Stephanie M
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 245p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Research study looking at long term care for older people in the United States, and in particular at services for people over 85. Examines the use of small homes offering board and care as community based alternatives to long term residential care. Looks at: the board and care environment; financial issues; owners, operators and managers; the residents; social support and relationships in the homes; and at the future of small board and care homes.
Financing elderly people in independent sector homes: the future; proceedings of an ageing update conference held on 25 June 1992 at Canterbury Hall, University of London
- Editor:
- MORTON Jane
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 57p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
A system to suit the customer
- Author:
- CHALLIS I.S
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.1.89, 1989, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes the opportunity the Griffiths Report provides to rethink our approach to funding residential care for older people.
Funding the cost of care: an overview to funding full-time residential care placements for older people
- Author:
- CARING HOMES
- Publisher:
- Caring Homes
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Colchester
An introduction to funding full-time residential care, outlining the challenges that many people face when first approaching the subject and the most common questions asked. This guide examines the changing costs of care and the implications of the Care Act 2014, and considers how much full-time residential care actually cost and how state funding, self-funding and means testing work. It also outlines how care and support entitlements vary according to assets. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mom and Pop versus the big boys: adult family homes as providers of Medicaid-funded residential care
- Authors:
- HEDRICK Susan C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 21(1), January 2009, pp.31-51.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study compares 199 assisted living apartments (ALs), adult residential care facilities (ARCs) and small adult family homes (AFHs) for Medicaid residents in a three-county area of Washington State, with particular reference to the settings, staffing, services and policies of AFHs. AFHs (which cater for two to six residents) are smaller than ARCs and ALs, and less likely to be part of a chain, but are similar in respect of staffing ratios of registered and practical nurses. AFHs and ALs are in significantly better physical condition than ARCs, providing a more attractive environment. A total of 64% of AFH residents were publicly funded, compared to 32% of AL residents, and AFHs admitted residents with higher levels of need in respect of activities of daily living, health conditions and behaviour problems. They are less likely to have policies on resident autonomy, and provide fewer activities but more services than the other two options.
Welfare rights: who will pay the price of bad advice about benefits?
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.1.99, 1999, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author describes how it is very difficult to persuade the Benefits Agency that residential care can be funded by the benefits system.
The home stretch
- Author:
- PHILLIPS Maurice
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.8.91, 1991, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that the Department of Health's 'Community Care : Review of Residential Homes Provision' does not rule out entirely transferring residential homes to the non-statutory sector.
Watching the pounds
- Authors:
- SHIELL Alan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Insight, 1.8.90, 1990, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
A survey of residential resources has revealed large gaps in knowledge and access to information about spending.
'What price care': paying for residential or nursing home care for elderly people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Mitcham
Uses case studies to highlight some of the ways in which elderly people and their families face unacceptable worry and stress in finding suitable residential care.