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| Carers: [impact of implementation of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995] | | Author(s) | Saul Becker |
| Journal title | Research Matters: a digest of research in social services, issue 4, October 1997-April 1998 |
| Publisher | Community Care, Sutton, Surrey, October 1997-April 1998 |
| Pages | pp 26-28 |
| Source | Community Care/Research Matters, Subscriptions, FREEPOST CN2908, Reed Business Information, 9th Floor, Quadrant House, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5BR. |
| Keywords | Family care ; Rights [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Boarding out schemes ; Short term patients ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Research on the impact of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act since its implementation in 1996 indicates that local authorities still have a long way to go in informing carers of their right to an assessment. This article reviews recent research from the Association of Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes and Crossroads Scotland, who are the main voluntary sector providers of domiciliary respite care in the UK. A report from the Carers National Association, 'Still battling? the Carers Act one year on', presents a very mixed picture, with only a small proportion of carers surveyed actually receiving an assessment under the Act. Other research highlights the essential role of respite care: 'Caring crises, caring breaks: an evaluation of two pilot Crossroads care attendant schemes' (Loughborough University/Crossroads); and E Levin, 'Better for the break' (HMSO, 1994). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971006008 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: IKR: 4C: KTB: LF7:4P: 3F |
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