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The empowerment of money
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 2(3), March 1996, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Direct payments are an idea whose time has come, the House of Lords was told during the second reading of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Bill. This article describe the Bill's proposals, examines some of the problems, and reports on the call that all disabled people should have the right to receive direct payments. Also highlights key quotes from the Lords debate.
Cash and care in the community
- Author:
- FITCH Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Benefits, 14, September 1995, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Discusses the controversy over the suggestion that the assessment tasks concerned with disability benefits provision and the provision of care services should be combined.
The legal relevance of resources - or a lack of resources - in community
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 17(2), 1995, pp.179-198.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Considers the likely approach of the courts to community care litigation in which the availability of resources in an issue. It explores the way in which the forum chosen for the dispute - private or public law - might inform this approach, and examines existing case law from the general welfare law field which has largely skirted around the issue of rationing and resource allocation. Article focuses on the difference between duty and discretion, particularly in the context of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, and the potential significance of the distinction, so far as an authority's lack of resources is concerned. The writer concludes, first, that a shortage of resources is a factor which is lawful to take into account in the exercise of most welfare functions under this Act and other statutory duty in this field. Most controversially, perhaps, it is contended that s.2 of the 1970 Act does not give rise to an automatic, nor an absolute, duty to meet needs within the Act, even after a local authority has accepted that an individual for whom it is responsible has needs coming within the authority's definition of what constitutes 'need'.
A pot of money
- Author:
- KESTENBAUM Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 17.11.94, 1994, p.11.
Current research by the Disablement Living Group into the way Independent Living Transfer is spent reveals a considerable amount of confusion over its origin and use.
Capital costs of supporting young disabled people at home
- Authors:
- HULL Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 26(3), 1994, pp.80-85.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
The quality of life of disabled people depends partly on resources accessible to them. In this study, the capital costs of disability are defined and quantified for disabled people aged 16-64 years, in relation to: their families, the estate, the level of disability, medical diagnosis, and income, for 173 people in the Harrow area on Social Services registers of very severe and appreciable handicap. Indicates the need for financial support, and the need to increase suitable available accommodation for disabled people; regular review may help to identify individual requirements and changing needs.
The future challenge for direct payments
- Authors:
- CARMICHAEL Angie, BROWN Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(7), December 2002, pp.797-808.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Since 1997, Local Authorities have had the discretionary power to pay cash directly to disabled adults up to the age of 65 and assessed as needing social service support. More recently, the scope of Direct Payments has been widened to include people aged over 65 years and will, under the Health and Social Care Act 2001, be extended to further groups including disabled people from 16 to 18 years of age and parent carers of young children with impairments. Direct Payments have the potential not only to impact radically upon an individual's quality of life but also to influence the 'community care' market economy and the way personal support services are purchased and delivered in the future. Recent figures from a survey undertaken by the Association of Directors of Social Services suggest that 80% of local authorities have already introduced a Direct Payments scheme and that over 3500 people are already in receipt of direct payments.
Time for direct action
- Authors:
- VALOIS Natalie, ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.09.02, 2002, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The take up of direct payments is highest among disabled people, which is unsurprising considering it was the physical disability movement that pushed so hard for the scheme.However, practical problems and prejudicial attitudes within local and central government still present barriers to the uptake of direct payments for people with learning difficulties.
Health and long term care use trajectory for older disabled women
- Author:
- MEHDIZADEH Shala A.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(3), June 2002, pp.304-313.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines health and long-term care use trajectories of a sample of chronically disabled older women in the USA eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid by exploring their use data in order to understand and anticipate the increasing demand on the health and long-term care delivery systems as aging female baby boomers reach age 65 and older. A long-term care career was established for patients beginning with receiving long-term care in the community, followed by a transition stage in which care was received in the community and in a nursing home, and finally by a stage at which they entered and remained in a nursing home. As patients proceeded along their long-term care career and their health and disability status worsened, there appeared a clear shift in the kind of care needed from hospital and home care to nursing home care. There was also a shift in the major payer, from Medicare to Medicaid. As the baby boomers age, a much larger number of women will be disabled and need health and long-term care services.
Juggling to keep within the law?
- Author:
- HALFORD John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(1), July 1999, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Under increasing financial pressure, many local authorities have cut services for disabled people living in the community, increased charges for those services, or both. The author considers whether such strategies are lawful.
Selecting personal care assistance: what you need to know
- Authors:
- RUCKER Lyn, NIELD Gary
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Practical guide for people with disabilities, outlining how to select a personal assistant. Contains information on: direct payments; independent living funds; access to work; needs and preferences; personal assistance profile; recruiting and assistant; selecting an assistant (including application forms, screening, and interviewing); and hiring and the first day.