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The great care divide — only a new funding regime can address the uneven provision of care in different parts of the UK
Author(s)	Donald Hirsch
Journal title	Community Care, no 1652, 7 December 2006
Pages	pp pp 32-33
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Services ; Domiciliary services ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Informal care ; Long term ; Costs [care].
Annotation	This article considers two recent studies published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) mapping the availability of informal care and of residential care homes in the UK. The studies identify an uneven supply of care, with deprived groups often better able to provide informal care, but with inferior access to care homes. The article argues that a new funding regime should aim to provide greater consistency. The two studies involved are: "Facing the cost of long-term care - towards a sustainable funding system" (2005) by Donald Hirsch (2005); and "Care providers, care receivers : a longitudinal perspective", by Harriet Young, Emily Grundy and Mark Jitlal (2006). (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070129202 A
Classmark	I: N: LHB: KW: P6: 4Q: QDC *
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