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Social care for older people : home truths.

Author:

The King's Fund, Humphries, Richard, Holder, Holly, Charles, Anna, Nuffield Trust, Thorlby, Ruth, and Hall, Patrick

Publication date:

2016

Abstract:

This report, published jointly with the Nuffield Trust, looks at the current state of social care services for older people in England, through a combination of national data and interviews with local authorities, NHS and private providers, Healthwatch and other groups. It considers the impact of cuts in local authority ...
Home care in England : views from commissioners and providers.

Author:

Honeyman, Matthew, Jefferson, Laura, University of York, Dale, Veronica, Cream, Julia, Birks, Yvonne, Bloor, Karen, Bottery, Simon, Bennett, Laura, Hall, Patrick, Murray, Richard, and The King's Fund

Publication date:

2018

Abstract:

This report finds that the market for home care providers is extremely fragile, with squeezed margins and low fees forcing providers to leave. In 2017 providers handed back home care contracts in more than one in three local authorities, and some of the largest providers have withdrawn from the publicly ...