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Looking forward to care in old age
— expectations of the next generation |
| Author(s) | Ros Levenson, Mercy Jeyasingham, Nikki Joule |
| Corporate Author | King's Fund |
| Publisher | King's Fund, London, June 2005 |
| Pages | 51 pp (Care Services Inquiry working paper) |
| Source | King's Fund Publications, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1N 6AN. E-mail: publications@kingsfund.org.uk Website: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Domiciliary services ; Community care ; Housing [elderly] ; Middle aged ; London. |
| Annotation | In 2004, the King's Fund established a Committee of Inquiry to consider care services for older people in London. This paper was commissioned as part of the Inquiry, to look at what middle aged people will require from care services that they might need in the future as they grow older and are less able to look after themselves. It was based on discussion with seven focus groups of people in their 50s living in different communities in London. The paper presents findings on: access; quality issues; housing and environment; support in the community; the role of children and families; residential facilities; older people with dementia; issues for black and minority ethnic (BME) people; and changing expectations. While the question of whether London was a good place was inconclusive, a strong message emerged that members of this generation do not expect or want their children to look after them when they are older. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050704002 B |
| Classmark | I: L: N: PA: KE: SE: 82L |
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