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In Control? Making sure we're not out of control!
— some issues for people considering a direct payment or individualised budget | | Author(s) | Anonymous family carer |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 10, no 3, August 2008 |
| Pages | pp 14-22 |
| Source | Website: http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Social security benefits ; Independence ; Cognitive impairment ; Attitude ; Consumer. |
| Annotation | Individualised budgets or self-directed support allow people to design their own community care package and choose how they get support. Direct payments offer a cash payment in lieu of a community care service. These initiatives signal a move away from established services. At the same time, they may also involve transferring management responsibility from services to the individual service user or family carers - or in some cases, could involve setting up an unmanaged service. This article is based on experience of supporting a carer's son who has learning disabilities to move from the family home into a supported living scheme. This carer happens to work in learning disability services, and thus gets to see another side of the picture too. The article looks at some potential consequences of current policy, and highlights issues that users and family carers may need to consider when they are developing a support package for themselves or a family member or friend. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080916502 A |
| Classmark | JH: C3: E4: DP: WY |
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