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Personal social services local authority statistics: community care statistics; residential personal social services for adults; detailed statistics on residential and nursing care homes and local authority supported residents; England 1998
- Editor:
- STATON Roger
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- n.p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
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Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 10; National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Regulations 1999
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 150p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular making minor amendments to the CRAG guide; setting out the revised personal expenses allowances from 12 April 1999 for people provided with residential accommodation under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948; and providing a complete replacement of CRAG incorporating amendments 5-9 as well as containing sidelined paragraphs which constitute amendment 10. The covering circulars which accompanied the original guidance and amendments 5-9 are reproduced in a revised annex H to CRAG.
If I had no choice: the housing needs of ethnic elders
- Editor:
- BARROW Jess
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Short report based on research examining the housing needs of minority ethnic older people, with the primary aim of allowing their voices to be heard. Also examines relevant literature, the Scottish policy context, and the attitudes of local authorities towards meeting the needs of black and minority ethnic older people.
Index, sources and derivation of key indicators of local authority social services: October 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document discusses the data sources in general terms and gives information about the treatment of missing data and classification of authorities used in the key indicators graphical system.
NHS care confusion will continue
- Author:
- GREENGROSS Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.8.99, 1999, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the implications of last week's important Appeal Court decision about who is responsible for paying for long-term care.
Tuning in to feedback
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, QURESHI Hazel, NICHOLAS Elinor
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.6.99, 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Surveying older service users' opinions of the services they receive, as demanded in a recent White Paper, presents particular difficulties. Looks at different ways of consulting older service users'
Coughing up for old ideas
- Authors:
- CHILD Tony, LIBOVITCH Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 21.5.99, 1999, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
A social services authority may make direct provision of residential care for the elderly. However, the authors ask whether this can be done lawfully if it costs more than the private sector.
A better life for older people
- Author:
- HISLOP Charles
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(1), March 1999, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Outlines how Southampton City Council bid successfully to undertake one of the best value pilots with its proposals for 'a better life for older people'. The project emphasises safety in public spaces and income maximisation for older people, as well as a broader investigation into ways of improving the quality of life of older people in the city.
Residential homes for older people: retaining the council service
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR PUBLIC SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Centre for Public Services
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 24p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Critique of plans by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council to transfer residential homes for older people from local authority responsibility. Criticises the economics of the plan and argues that changes will have a negative impact on users and staff. Makes recommendations for making the in-house service more effective and puts forward the case for public sector quality care.
Whose zone is it anyway: the guide to area based initiatives
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 41p.,tables,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report giving a complete guide to the present range of programmes for tackling problems at a local level. Contains sections on: best value; employment zones; health action zones; education action zones; better government for older people; new deal for communities; sure start; single work focused gateway; and area co-ordinated experiments. Also includes a list of zones and area based initiatives contacts and locations of zones and area based initiatives across England and Wales.