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Adult placement counts: a survey of adult placement schemes in England
- Author:
- BERNARD Sylvia
- Publisher:
- TOPSS England
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The research showed that two-thirds of adult placement carers were not registered with the then National Care Standards Commission. Carers were, in the main, self-employed and only a small minority received enhancements linked to the level of dependency or need of service users. Nearly three quarters of adult placement carers were women and 95% were aged 35 and over. A greater percentage of carers were from ethnic minority groups (15%) than were service users (5%). People with learning difficulties comprised the largest service user group (71%), followed by older people (17%), then people with mental health problems (8%) and physical disabilities (4%). Schemes tended to have mixed user groups and were providing a wide range of services. The survey demonstrates widespread commitment to adult placement as a form of care, and shows potential for future development in certain user groups and regions. In common with the rest of the sector, there is a considerable amount to be done to facilitate and support the training of staff and carers. Adult placement carers are shown to have been marginalised in relation to the rest of the social care workforce and in comparison with foster carers in children’s services.