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This short report is an evidence overview of key pieces of UK research between 2007 and 2012, which focused on the implementation and uptake of personal budgets and direct payments for older people (including those with dementia) in England. It is not a systematic research review or an exhaustive examination of published research on the topic. Rather, it aims to give an overview of the main themes of research findings which help to identify the challenges and solutions to improving choice and control for older people (including those living with dementia) through the use of personal budgets and direct payments. Issues covered include: culture and system change; making choices and decisions; information and advice; direct payments and support services; understanding allowance and spend; budget management, monitoring and review; risk management and contingency planning; and older people living with dementia.
This review looks at key challenges to
successful implementation of personal budgets for older people and has started to identify positive practice and solutions.
Part of Co-production
This is a summary of research literature on the participation and co-production of older people with high support needs. Benefits and barriers are identified and examples of good practice are listed. The conclusion offers recommendations for improving practice.
Part of Co-production
This briefing for commissioners of housing, social and health care services and service users summarises a literature review and good practice survey on the participation and co-production of older people with high support needs.
Part of Prevention and wellbeing
This film looks at the realities behind the headlines about older people and their use of hospital beds, and considers what steps could be taken to help avoid unnecessary admissions.
Part of Prevention and wellbeing
This film explores the steps that care homes can take to reduce the need for hospital admissions amongst residents despite their complex health care needs and high levels of dependency.
Part of Prevention and wellbeing
This film presents the Wandsworth Community Ward initiative, and explores how it helps keep older people out of hospital through contributions from team members, strategic managers and service users and carers.
In this video, people who use services and social care academics consider extracts from SCIE’s Social Care TV films to help understand quality and excellence in social care. The panel considers the quality of social care in different settings and with different people, to see how excellence can be achieved.
In this video, people who use services and social care academics consider the quality of care and support offered in care homes. The panel discusses how standards of care across the sector can be raised so that all older people can experience the quality of care demonstrated in this care home.
In this video, we see examples of excellence in support offered to older people, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities in their own homes. Focus is on the relationship between staff and the people they support because getting that right is fundamental to excellent care.
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