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| Older people's care survey | | Author(s) | Gordon Cameron |
| Corporate Author | Family and Childcare Trust |
| Publisher | Family and Childcare Trust, London, 2016 |
| Pages | 30 pp |
| Source | http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/sites/defau... |
| Keywords | Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Social Services Departments ; Costs [care] ; Usage [services] ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The first edition of an annual series by the Family and Childcare Trust, this 'Older people's care survey' gathers data from local authorities about local care costs and availability. The survey examines policy background in respect of needs eligibility, means test and the future of funding for social care. It gives a timeline of the Reviews and Commission that have reported since 1999. Regarding the transparency of information, it finds that local authorities held good information on the costs they were paying for older people's care, but that information on self-funders was less robust. The survey finds that more than 6.4 million people aged 65 and over live in areas that have insufficient care services to meet demand, this being the case in four in five local authorities in the UK. Just under a third of local authorities (32%) report having enough care provision for older people who need support for dementia as well as physical support needs. Fact sheets (see http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/regional-fa... detail the costs and availability of older people's care by region. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106004 B |
| Classmark | I: IK: PF: QDC: QLD: 8 |
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