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The motivation of domiciliary care providers in England
— new concepts, new findings | | Author(s) | Jeremy Kendall, Tihana Matosevic, Julien Forder |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 32, no 4, October 2003 |
| Pages | pp 489-512 |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Performance ; Commercial care ; Voluntary agencies ; Local Authority ; Social surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | The independent sector domiciliary care market has always been an integral part of the social care system in England, but has become especially important in recent years. Its smooth running is crucial for the delivery of an effective community care policy. This paper argues that the motivations of care providers is an important aspect of the domiciliary care system's functioning. The typology used aims to capture the most important ingredients which theory and practice suggest should be taken into account. Four provider types are identified: satisfied team players; demoralised isolates; ambivalence-experiencing go-getters; and ambivalence-experiencing quiet lifers. The categories reflect both the balance of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, and the providers' situational contexts, including the nature of the relationships developed with local authority purchasers. The latter exert exceptional power and influence in social care markets in England. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031216202 A |
| Classmark | N: 5H: PI: PK: PE: 3F: 82 |
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