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| Identifying the problems of financing long-term residential care | | Author(s) | Angela Hallam |
| Journal title | Mental Health Research Review, no 5, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp 17-22 |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Long term ; Psychiatric treatment ; Community care ; Training [welfare work] ; London. |
| Annotation | The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 brought about major changes in the way in which long-term residential care is arranged and financed. This article outlines the funding of community care before 1993, and the impact since of the 1990 Act on provision of continuing care in England, funding of residential care and health services, and changes in housing benefit rules. The main point of reference is a psychiatric reprovision programme in North London (following the closures of Friern and Claybury Hospitals); but the issues raised have relevance for the continuing residential support of people in all adult care groups throughout the UK. Purchasers and providers have been raising concerns regarding a mismatch between service demand and supply, poorly defined agency responsibilities, and cost-shifting between agencies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980702008 A |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: 4Q: LP: PA: QW: 82L |
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