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Long-term care for older people and EU Law: the position in England and Scotland
- Authors:
- HERVEY Tamara, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 34(1), March 2012, pp.105-124.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The implications of EU law for UK healthcare provision have been tracked by the literature, and covered in EU legislation. However, long-term care for older people involves not only healthcare but also social care. This article examined to what extent, if at all, is the current legal position on long-term care for older people in England and Scotland potentially inconsistent with the UK's obligations in EU law? Drawing on empirical data gathered in early 2010 for a European Commission report, this article considers in detail how EU law might apply to the social care aspects of long-term care for older people in England and Scotland. It concludes that EU law is an important element of the long-term care policy context. Implications for practice are discussed.
The cross-Atlantic exchange to advance long-term care: background paper prepared for the European Commission and AARP joint conference on long-term care 13 September 2006, Brussels
- Authors:
- TSOLOVA Svetla, MORTENSEN Jorgen
- Publisher:
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 26p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
This background paper begins with a discussion of the overall goal of promoting healthy and active ageing. It highlights the fact that the world’s population is ageing rapidly and with the exception of Japan, the world’s 25 oldest countries are all in Europe. However, the need for long-term care (LTC) services is not dependent on age alone; people with limitations in self-care or mobility, seniors living alone and on low income are also important indicators. Taking this into account, the overall proportion of older people in need of LTC is found to be approximately the same in the US and the EU.
Will Wanless inject hope?
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.04.06, 2006, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The social care sector in England has enthusiastically welcomed the Wanless report. The author discusses how much of it the government will adopt.
The £30bn question
- Author:
- GLASBY Jon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.04.06, 2006, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article explores how the Wanless review's findings are social care's best hope for future funding and why policy makers need to make it work.
The business of caring: King's Fund inquiry into care services for older people in London
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Janice, BANKS Penny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 177p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Concerns about the care system for older people have been commonplace in recent years. Aware of these concerns, the King's Fund established an Inquiry into the way in which care services are provided for older people in London. Drawing on the experience of older people and their carers, care staff and managers, regulators, and commissioners, the year-long Inquiry concluded that there are major shortcomings in the current care system that disadvantage older people and their carers. This report of their findings calls for investment in market development, reform of social policies and mobilisation of more public and private resources.
Crisis what crisis?
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.09.04, 2004, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the provision of free personal care in Scotland. Examines the figures and refutes the argument that the personal care policy is financially doomed. Argues that the cost of free personal care will be a small percentage of the total cost of care.
Providing free personal care for older people: research commissioned to inform the work of the Care Development Group
- Authors:
- MACHIN Diane, MCSHANE Danny
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 257p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This volume of research is comprised of six studies that were commissioned by the Central Research Unit of the Scottish Executive to inform the deliberations of Care Development Group (CDG) which was set up to develop proposals for the implementation of free personal care for older people in Scotland.
The future of care for older people: facing up to society's choices
- Author:
- TOYNBEE Polly
- Publisher:
- Lemos and Crane
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 92p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Lecture outlining some of the problems with and options for caring for an ageing population. Argues for public and rational debate about how to tackle the consequences of changes in the welfare state and provides a clear framework within which the debate can take place.
Examining resident social support systems in assisted living
- Author:
- KELLY Gina Aalgaard
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 93(3), July 2012, pp.219-225.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Assisted living is a homelike long-term care alternative for an individual who can no longer live completely independently but does not need 24-hour direct nursing care. The purpose of this study was to examine the systems of social support utilised by residents in assisted living facilities. A total of 600 residents in 10 facilities from 6 states were interviewed to identify 3 systems of social support: formal (provided by care staff), informal (provided by family and friends), and resident (residents meeting their own individual needs). The findings show that formal, informal, and resident social support systems are all important to residents of assisted living. The resident system of social support was found to be key in the utilisation of the informal and formal social support systems. Cognitive status was found to be the only resident characteristic significantly influencing use in all 3 systems.
Home care or long-term care? Setting the balance of care in urban and rural Northwestern Ontario, Canada
- Authors:
- KULUSKI Kerry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(4), July 2012, pp.438-448.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigated the extent to which community care packages could be provided at a lower cost than facility-based long-term care (LTC). Participants included 864 individuals on the LTC waiting list in urban and rural parts of north-western Ontario, Canada. A mixed methods design was used involving a retrospective chart review, the formation of case vignettes, the creation of community care packages with an expert panel of care managers, the costing of care packages and the calculation of potential diversion rates from LTC. Findings revealed that 8% of individuals in the urban area and 50% of individuals from the rural areas could potentially be safely diverted to the community and provided with a community care package at a cost lower than facility-based LTC. The authors concluded that there was potential for home and community care to replace costly long-term care, but doing so required building extra capacity in this sector, particularly in underserviced rural areas.