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| "Duty and obligation" - the invisible glue in services and support | | Author(s) | Kalyani Gandhi, Helen Bowers |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF; Older People's Programme - OPP |
| Journal title | Viewpoint, 2291, September 2008 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, September 2008 |
| Pages | 12 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcar... |
| Keywords | Community care ; Domiciliary services ; Needs [elderly] ; Finance [care] ; Social policy ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The Department of Health (DH) consultation paper, 'The case for change', has opened a debate on the long-term future of England's care and support system. In this Viewpoint, the authors argue that if social care services are to transform people's lives, they must be based on a deeper understanding of human relationships and the nature of duty and obligation inherent within them. The current dialogue about demographic change needs shifting from global forecasts about population ageing - and assumptions about what this brings - to a detailed exploration of the ways in which people age, in different circumstances and across the life course. It should include a range of responses to the societal and economic challenges all of us face. The authors debunk some of the "myths" around care of older people by families, minority ethnic groups, and young people, as well as the "myths" concerning older people living alone, or the demands made by older people for (expensive) statutory services. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080916211 A |
| Classmark | PA: N: IK: QC: TM2: 3A:6KC |
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