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Services for the elderly and disability in Italy
- Author:
- MENGANI Massimo
- Publisher:
- Italian National Research Centres on Aging
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 49p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Ancona, Italy
Charging for residential accommodation guide (CRAG): amended April 2009
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 116p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This guidance is issued under Section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 which requires local authorities to exercise Social Services functions under guidance of the Secretary of State. The powers exercisable by Ministers under the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (and also the National Assistance Act 1948) have been transferred to the National Assembly.
Charging for residential accommodation guide (CRAG): amendment 24
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This guidance is issued under Section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 which requires local authorities to exercise Social Services functions under guidance of the Secretary of State. The powers exercisable by Ministers under the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (and also the National Assistance Act 1948) have been transferred to the National Assembly.
Charging for residential accommodation guide (CRAG): in support of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2977): December 2005
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 101p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document gives guidance to Local Authorities on Charging for Residential Accommodation (CRAG). It takes account of changes announced in LAC(2005)7 and is issued under Section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 which requires local authorities to exercise Social Services functions under guidance of Secretary of State. CRAG has been updated to take account of changes announced in LAC(2005)7.
Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 20: National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2005: National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Announces the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) of £19.10 that comes into force on 11 April 2005. It applies to everyone in care homes, including homes with nursing on the premises, receiving help from local authorities with social services responsibilities to meet the cost of accommodation under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948. It reminds authorities of the purpose of the PEA.
1. Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 7; 2. National Assistance (sums for personal requirements) Regulations 1996
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines proposed amendments to be made from 8 April 1996 to the charging assessment rules local authorities apply in respect of adults placed in residential accommodation as a consequence of amendments to the Regulations. Also revises guidance in the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG). Part 2 sets out revised personal expenses allowances from 8 April 1996 for people provided with residential accommodation under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948.
Paying for care handbook
- Authors:
- WINFIELD Helen, VAUX Gary
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 463p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 6th ed.
A comprehensive, fully referenced, practical guide to social security and social services law and practice for adults needing care in England, Wales and Scotland. It includes coverage of services, welfare benefits and other financial help for adults, and their carers, needing care at home or in supported housing; how charges are means-tested, administered and enforced; the duties of social services and health authorities; challenging decisions, enforcing rights and common problems. This updated edition also includes information on individual budgets and purchasing your own care.
Reducing depression among older people receiving care: summary of intervention methods and findings
- Authors:
- LYNE K.J., et al
- Publisher:
- North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- York
Depression is very common among older people and often goes untreated. Common causes are loss of relationships through bereavement and loss of role. Another frequent cause of depression in older people is physical disabilities which prevent roles or activities which a person has especially valued. Difficulty in travelling outside one’s home is a common example. Others would be loss of valued activities like needlework, reading or writing through eyesight problems or arthritis. Depression is especially common within services for older people with many physical disabilities. Surveys have found around 25% of older home care customers to be depressed. Among another such group, older people who live in care homes, the proportion is around 40%. As life expectancy increases, more people suffer age-related physical disabilities. According to the 2006 White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: “One of the greatest long-term challenges facing the health and social care system is to ensure that longer life means more years of health and well-being”. This concerns all services for older people – health services and social care, nursing and care homes, sheltered housing and home-based support services. How can they respond to depressed older people in their care? This intervention project explored whether depression could be reduced among older people, living in care homes and typically aged over 80, through guiding their regular care staff to assist life-improvements which particularly mattered to an individual.
Paying for care handbook
- Authors:
- WINFIELD Helen, et al
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 5th ed.
Guide to services, charges, welfare benefits and other financial help for adults needing care at home or in supported housing; and their carers. Also covers: the duties of social services and health authorities in arranging residential or nursing home care; how welfare benefits are affected by entering or leaving a care home; the social services means test for those needing help with care home costs; and how the different schemes are administered, the collection and enforcement of charges, challenging decisions and enforcing rights, and common problems.
Where do you think you're going: summary report of the John Grooms inquiry into the needs of young disabled people
- Author:
- ACKROYD Jane
- Publisher:
- John Grooms
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The inquiry found that many disabled people have problems securing services as and when they need them. The care offered frequently limits their their opportunities for personal development and social integration. In particular: More than 8,000 young adults are living in care homes designed primarily for a different client group, usually elderly people. Nearly 80% of local authorities limit the cost of community care packages and 75% of them use the cost of alternative residential care as the ceiling. There are wide discrepancies between outcomes for disabled people with similarly high needs, depending on where they live and when their support packages were first set up. There is a shortage of services that provide emotional support, mentoring and advocacy. Young people are often not involved in planning for their future, particularly if they have communication and/or cognitive difficulties. Needs assessments often focus on the services available rather than individual support requirements, choices and aspirations. Services are poorly co-ordinated and inflexible. Rules governing assessment, provision, costs, and equipment supply and maintenance differ between departments and for age groups and this makes it difficult to obtain the right services at the right time or to secure continuity of care as needs change.