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Free personal care in Scotland
— recent developments | | Author(s) | David Bell, Alison Bowes, Alison Dawson |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2101, July 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, July 2007 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Findings and full report available as free downloads from http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Informal care ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Charges ; Finance [care] ; Social surveys ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | There has been a Scotland-wide increase in demand for care at home. These findings outline a study which reviewed the Scottish Executive's policy of free personal care for older people since its introduction in 2002. The research updates work completed in 2005 looking at the impact of the policy on the demand for and delivery of care, with particular reference to issues faced by local authorities. Perceptions of the impact of free personal care in Scotland between 2002 and 2006 were explored through interviews with representatives of 11 local authorities and with the Scottish Commissioner for the Regulation of Care. Quantitative analysis of Scottish Executive Community Care Statistics and the Family Resources Survey, and data held by the Government Actuary's Department, the General Register Office Scotland and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was also conducted. The project is part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) research and development programme, and the authors' full report (same title) is available as a free download on the JRF website. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070920003 A |
| Classmark | N: P6: LHB: KW: QEJ: QC: 3F: 9A |
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