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Paying for care: lessons from Europe
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, McLAUGHLIN Eithne
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Social Security Advisory Committee
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 169p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Comparative study looking at financial support for informal carers which has been introduced in some developed countries in the light of demographic trends experienced across Europe.
People who fund their own social care: scoping review
- Authors:
- BAXTER Kate, GLENDINNING Caroline
- Publisher:
- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 50
- Place of publication:
- London
Scoping review which identifies research evidence about people who fund their own social care in England. Specifically the review looks at: the size of the self-funding population and its characteristics (age, region, type of care); information, advice and help available and needed by self-funders; the experiences care providers have of people funding their own social care; and gaps in the available evidence. The review comprised: a search of electronic databases; a search of the websites of selected organisations; and contacts with a small number of organisations known to have been active in research about self-funders. A total of 185 relevant pieces of work published since 2000 were identified, and 71 met the inclusion criteria. Information retrieved focussed on residential care, domiciliary care or both. Evidence suggests that the number and percentage of self-funders has increased in both residential and home care; many felt local authorities were unwilling to help them with their information needs and they were often signposted elsewhere; main information needs were in relation to fees and finances, particularly the long term financial implications of care. Gaps in the research evidence identified include: the number and characteristics of self-funders; factors that influence the level of demand; the levels of support needed; how tasks carried out for self-funders might differ from local authority-funded clients; and the experiences and outcomes for self-funder. Recommendations are made on key areas for potential future research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Paying for long-term domiciliary care: a comparative perspective
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 17(2), March 1997, pp.123-140.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Concerns over growing numbers and proportions of older people in industrialised societies have prompted interest in the development of cheaper ways of providing long-term care for older people. While debate in the UK is currently focused on the costs of residential and nursing care, other European and Nordic countries have introduced schemes designed to encourage or sustain the provision of 'social' care by family members, friends and 'volunteers', on the assumption that this can be provided a lower net public expense that either residential care or formally-organised domiciliary services. This article describes four different models on which such payments are currently based. These models are discussed and evaluated, taking into account factors which include the eligibility criteria for payments; maximising the autonomy of older people and family care-givers; and the relationships between financial payments and access to services.