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Supporting carers in paid employment
— developing a needs-led approach | | Author(s) | Diane Seddon, Catherine Robinson, Shirley Bowen |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 5, no 1, June 2004 |
| Pages | pp 14-23 |
| Source | www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Employees ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Enabling carers to remain in employment is a key policy objective for the National Strategy for Carers (1999). This paper presents findings on the qualitative experiences of 46 family carers who are in paid employment, coupled with their views on assessment and service provision. The perspectives of other key stakeholders, including staff from statutory and independent sector agencies, are also considered. The findings reveal that these carers have a limited profile at strategic level, and their specific needs are rarely addressed in mainstream health and social care planning processes. The findings also suggest that health and social care assessments and care management practices are failing to support carers in relation to their employment aspirations. The effectiveness of such assessments is limited, and very few separate carer assessments are completed. Carers' first-hand experiences of service provision are described. Deficits in current services are identified and examples of good practice are highlighted. It is suggested that flexible support - underpinned by partnerships between employers and staff from statutory and independent sector agencies - is the key in supporting carers in employment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040720214 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: WK: IK: 4C: 3F |
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