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It Pays Dividends
Heather A
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Description for It Pays Dividends
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with older people, local authority care managers and direct payments support service workers, this topical report looks at how older people use direct payments and how they make them work. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Direct payments have been available to older people receiving community care services in the UK since February 2000. However, scepticism remains about older people's desire and ability to use direct payments and take-up so far has been low. Drawing on interviews with older people, local authority care managers and direct payments support service workers, this topical report looks at how older people use direct payments and how they make them work. It considers the role of direct payments support services and local authority care managers in making direct payments a real option for older people. The report is particularly ... Read more
Direct payments have been available to older people receiving community care services in the UK since February 2000. However, scepticism remains about older people's desire and ability to use direct payments and take-up so far has been low. Drawing on interviews with older people, local authority care managers and direct payments support service workers, this topical report looks at how older people use direct payments and how they make them work. It considers the role of direct payments support services and local authority care managers in making direct payments a real option for older people. The report is particularly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861345806
SKU
V9781861345806
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Ref
99-50
About Heather A
Heather Clark is a Senior Lecturer in sociology and social policy in the School of Social Studies, University College Chichester. She has extensive experience of undertaking research with and involving older people and is lead author of Going home: Older people leaving hospital; 'That bit of help': The high value of low level preventative services for older people and Piloting ... Read more
Reviews for It Pays Dividends
"... a well-balanced and interesting piece of research." SPA News