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Mapping care of older people — analysis of England's long-term care markets
Corporate Author	Deloitte
Publisher	Deloitte, London, 2008
Pages	24 pp
Keywords	Services ; Health services ; Domiciliary services ; Long term ; Evaluation ; Market research ; England.
Annotation	Changes in how adult social care is funded, also the introduction of personal budgets, are likely to affect the growth and nature of demand for care services. Deloitte has conducted this analysis for the Resolution Foundation. It makes the case that long-term care should be defined as a "mixed market for social good" and not as the more usual perception of a traditional public service. It reviews long-term care markets (residential and domiciliary) at a national level, noting issues such as demand, how care is paid for, and the supply side. Also considered are fairness and efficiency, and future market developments. It concludes that long-term care in England is a market, but that normal market functions are distorted by inefficiencies and inequalities around five themes: informal care; information; NHS and local authority roles; local markets; and funding. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130920211 B
Classmark	I: L: N: 4Q: 4C: WUA: 82
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