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The future of homecare
— responding to older people's needs | | Author(s) | Caroline Bernard |
| Corporate Author | Counsel and Care; Ceretas (formerly British Association of Domiciliary Care Officers - BADCO) |
| Publisher | Counsel and Care, London, October 2009 |
| Pages | 19 pp |
| Source | Counsel and Care, Twyman House, 16 Bonny Street, London NW1 9PG. www.counselandcare.org.uk |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Needs [elderly] ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | This paper follows on from discussion at a Ceretas and Counsel and Care roundtable meeting held on 8 July 2009, which was attended by 22 people from across the care sector. The roundtable established the need to look at homecare "in the round", placing it in the wider context of community care. The paper covers the current state, quality and future of homecare. It comments on how these recent social care policy papers relate to the subject: the "Putting People First" concordat; the Commission for Social Care Inspection's 'Cutting the cake fairly' (CSCI); the 2009 Green Paper 'Shaping the future of care together'; the national dementia strategy, 'Living well with dementia'; and 'Time to care?' (CSCI). Its recommendations for responding to older people's needs include: listening to what older people say; making a review of council homecare charging a priority; delivering the social care workforce strategy; and having a seamless link between homecare and residential care. In light of which, the Green Paper should include questions about the future of homecare. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091110508 E |
| Classmark | NH: IK: TM2 |
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