25 March 2009

SOCIAL CARE

CSCI 2004-2009: Making social care better for people (11th March 2009)
This report highlights the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) key achievements and describes some of the methods they have developed, such as:
  • involving people who use services in all aspects of their work
  • making regulatory information publicly available.
Report

Funding adult social care in England (20th March 2009)
The current system for funding adult social care in England has been criticised as unfair, complex and financially unsustainable. There are significant local variations in who is eligible for what kinds of support and a host of complicated local and national rules that apply to the funding of different elements of social care services.

In autumn 2007, the government announced its intention to reform the current system, and a Green Paper containing options for a new system for funding adult social care and support will be published in 2009. Teresa Poole sets out how adult social care is currently funded, outlines some of the main criticisms of the current arrangements and describes the types of changes the government might consider for its reform.
Briefing

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