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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.
A dereliction of duty
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Beatrix
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.7.98, 1998, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author criticises Northern Ireland's civil servants who are denying social care to over-75s in the name of "fairness".
Social care: the forthcoming Green Paper on older people (England)
- Author:
- JARRETT Tim
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Library
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing paper provides background on the forthcoming Green Paper on social care for older people. It provides the timeline of key announcements, the timetable proposed by the Conservative Government and topic areas that will be included for consultation. These include: details of a lifetime cap on what people pay for social care, changes to the means test, integration with health and other services, carers, workforce, and technological developments. Many of the issue about the sustainability of the care system covered in the Green Paper will also be relevant to working age adults. (Edited publisher abstract)
Frequently asked questions: care for older people
- Author:
- ROBSON Kathleen
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This briefing is intended to assist MSPs and their staff in dealing with issues around care for older people that frequently arise in the context of their constituency caseload. Topics covered include personal and nursing care payments, local authority charging procedures, waiting lists for care, and selling homes to pay for care.
Care inquiry: volume 1: report: 10th report, 2006 (session 2)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 140p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Scotland's Free Personal and Nursing Care policy is a success which has benefited nearly 50,000 older people in allowing many more older people to be cared for at home. The Scottish Parliament remains fully committed to the policy and will continue to work with local authorities to ensure that older people receive services in line with their needs. Not surprisingly, however, there have been some teething problems in the implementation of this policy which need to be sorted out. The Committee's report helpfully identifies various issues which need to be resolved.
Taking charge
- Authors:
- ALCOCK Peter, REID Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.94, 1994, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Charging for home care is becoming more widespread. Consider a checking system established in Sheffield to ensure that vulnerable clients don't lose out.
Charging in extra care housing
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report considers approaches to charging people living in Extra Care Housing for the various services provided, with a particular focus on social care. It draws on existing research and materials and the experience of a small number of authorities gained through telephone interviews. The report considers how the contractual arrangements for social care within Extra Care Housing can vary, and how this impacts on the charging arrangements. It discusses the various approaches to charging, and how these approaches meet the potentially competing requirements of fairness and choice for the individual, and an ability to provide flexible and responsive care and support services. The report considers key policy initiatives such as the personalisation agenda and mixing tenure within schemes. Case studies in Cheshire, Hartlepool and East Sussex are described. The report concludes that developing a charging policy for social care provided within Extra Care Housing presents commissioners with a complex set of issues to consider including: being clear about the strategic vision for Extra Care Housing; the affordability of the service for residents; developing the most efficient and accountable procurement approaches; and maintaining value for money and equity for residents.
A review of free personal and nursing care
- Author:
- AUDIT SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Audit Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Key findings and recommendations covering free personal nursing care (FPNC) in Scotland are presented. The specific objectives of the study were to evaluate the robustness of financial planning, monitoring and reporting arrangements for FPNC at both a national and local level, to examine the current costs and funding allocations for FPNC across councils in Scotland, and to identify the financial impact of FPNC on older people, the Scottish Government and councils. The study involved an analysis of national data including demographics, older people’s services and financial information, a data survey of the 32 councils focusing on activity, financial, policy and practice information, focus groups with older people and care providers, interviews with staff in six councils, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government, a survey of independent care home providers, and a review of a sample of care packages since 2002 in two councils.
Evaluation of free personal care
- Author:
- VESTRI Paolo
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Main findings from research commissioned by the Scottish Executive to evaluate the operation and impact of free personal care (FPC) in Scotland are presented. The evaluation was carried out between February 2006 and January 2007 and was informed by a wide range of qualitative and quantitative evidence.
Evaluation of the operation and impact of free personal care
- Author:
- VESTRI Paolo
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This evaluation of free personal care was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to provide information on its operation and impact and set out how the policy could be further developed to deliver cost efficient and high quality free personal care for older people in Scotland. The research examined the four key stages of the operation of free personal care: the application process, the assessment process, the provision of free personal care and care services, and reviewing and monitoring free personal care. A broad range of research methods were used including a literature review, interviews with a range of national stakeholders, analysis of information on policy and practice from all Scottish local authorities, a survey of all Scottish local authorities, a 1000 person telephone survey and a postal survey of 4,000 older people and carers, six in-depth case studies involving interviews with over 100 local authority staff and 134 users and carers, a survey of independent sector care homes and care home providers and a stakeholder workshop. The vast majority of people receiving free personal care under the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 have received their payments or personal care services without undue delay or complication. The process through which an individual moves through the community care system from first contact with the local authority (referral) through to assessment, and delivery of services (or payments) is well defined within the legislation and guidance that governs the delivery of community care, and the system works well in the vast majority of cases.