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Just care?
— a fresh approach to adult services | | Author(s) | Sophie Moullin |
| Corporate Author | Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR |
| Publisher | Institute for Public Policy Research - download, May 2008 |
| Pages | 58 pp |
| Source | Download (3/6/08): http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publica... |
| Keywords | Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Family care ; Finance [care] ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | A just society can be judged on how it supports people who need care to live independent lives. However, care for adults rarely receives the attention it deserves. Among other sponsors, this report was funded by Carers UK (with resources from the European Social Fund - ESF). It argues that adults with care needs and their families providing care could be better supported by giving them greater control over services, and by having greater integration of public services within local communities. The author suggests that government develops a framework of desired outcomes from a range of services that applies to all adults with care needs - whether self-funding or funded by the state - and carers. Case studies are presented on four core issues. First, there is a lack of clarity over the outcomes we want for services that support care, and who we want them for. Second, assessment for care services and personal budgets are rarely considered properly within a family context. Third, services are not adequately joined up, which limits the degree to which they can be personal. Lastly, communities are not sufficiently involved in supporting and shaping care services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080603006 E |
| Classmark | I: IK: P6:SJ: QC: TM2 |
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