| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
A review of free personal and nursing care
— prepared for the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission | | Corporate Author | Audit Scotland; Accounts Commission |
| Publisher | Audit Scotland, January 2008 |
| Pages | 68 pp |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk Audit Scotland, 110 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LH. |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Informal care ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Charges ; Finance [care] ; Government publications ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Free personal and nursing care (FPNC) was implemented in Scotland in July 2002, through the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002. Local councils lead the implementation of free personal care for older people living at home and FPNC for those living in care homes. By March 2007, some 72000 older people in Scotland were receiving personal care services free of charge; however, this provision varies between councils. This review evaluates the robustness of financial planning, monitoring and reporting arrangements for FPNC nationally and locally; examines the current costs and funding allocations for FPNC across councils in Scotland; and identifies the financial impact of FPNC on older people, the Scottish Government and councils. This report presents key messages and recommendations regarding: the clarity and consistency of the legislation and supporting guidance; the costing of the FPNC policy; financial planning and monitoring by councils; and the policy's impact on older people. This study complements an independent review by Lord Sutherland (Chairman, Royal Commission on Long Term Care), whose report is due in March 2008. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080204205 E |
| Classmark | N: P6: LHB: KW: QEJ: QC: 6OA: 9A |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|