Review of a range of literature across policy, research and development, focusing on or relevant to people who fund their own care and support (‘self-funders’) who often appear to exist in a parallel universe to that occupied by people who meet eligibility criteria for council funded social care. The first part of a wider study, […]

A statement by the ADSS, Audit Commission, Local Government Association, Better Government For Older People, Nuffield Institute, and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. These organisations promote the need for a fundamental shift from focussing on prevention of illness/need for intensive support, to positive emphasis on well-being & engagement with the wider community. There needs to be […]