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| Financial care models in Scotland and the UK | | Author(s) | David Bell, Alison Bowes |
| Corporate Author | University of Stirling; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, 2006 |
| Pages | 106 pp |
| Source | York Publishing Services, 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York YO31 7ZQ. Other formats available from: Communications Department, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Informal care ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Charges ; Finance [care] ; Social surveys ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Scotland is the only part of the UK to introduce free personal care for older people both in care homes and domiciliary settings. The authors and their team at the University of Stirling have carried out research into the funding and operation of long-term care policy in Scotland and its wider lessons for the UK as a whole. Their report begins by outlining current care policy for older people in the UK, and the development and context of free personal care in Scotland. The practical problems encountered in implementing free personal care is viewed from the perspectives of suppliers, older people and their carers. The financial effects of free personal care on the Scottish Executive, care clients, care homes, local authorities and informal carers are considered. To estimate the affordability of free personal care, the authors present four simulations forecasting care costs from 2003 to 2063. They identify key threats to the sustainability of the policy, and conclude by reviewing the wider lessons for the UK as a whole in designing policies to care for older people. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060315002 B |
| Classmark | N: P6: LHB: KW: QEJ: QC: 3F: 9A |
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