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The future of care funding
— time for a change | | Corporate Author | Caring Choices Coalition |
| Publisher | Electronic format, 2008 |
| Pages | 35 pp |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.caringchoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads... |
| Keywords | Services ; Domiciliary services ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Long term ; Finance [care] ; Costs [care] ; Consumer choice ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Caring Choices is a coalition of 15 organisations from across the long-term care system, led by the King's Fund, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Help the Aged and Age Concern England (ACE). Throughout 2007, the coalition engaged with more than 700 older people, carers, care providers and others involved in the long-term care system at events across England and Scotland and through an interactive website, to discuss who should pay for long-term care, and how. This paper gives an overview of their discussions, which found five important areas of agreement: the present system of funding long-term care is not fit for purpose; more money will be required to meet growing need; there should be a universal element of long-term care funding; funding of long-term care should be shared between the state and the individual; and better support for unpaid carers is crucial. Two related reports are referred to, which also concluded that the current funding system is unsustainable: Sir Derek Wanless' 'Securing good care for older people' (King's Fund, 2006); and 'Paying for long term care: moving forward' (JRF, 2006). Participants offer different perspectives on the design of a new system, but something that is fair and equitable. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080121201 E |
| Classmark | I: N: LHB: KW: 4Q: QC: QDC: WYC: 3F |
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