Social care reform
Why is this important?
Local authority social care teams can provide a wide range of
supporting services to people with Parkinson's such as
- home help (e.g. help with shopping or housework)
- meals on wheels
- personal care (e.g. help with dressing or bathing)
- aids or adaptations
- residential care
Social care can help people with Parkinson's continue with
everyday activities such as work, family life and
hobbies. Assistance with day-to-day living helps people with
Parkinson's maintain mobility and independence.
Our
2008 members' survey found that 1 in 5 of those who reported
having personal care needs were not getting the support they
needed. 1 in 10 people thought their home was unsuitable,
due to stairs or steps or because it needed other adaptations.
It is essential that health and social services are delivered in
a joined-up fashion with effective communication between
professionals.
Social care reform news
Social care is rarely out of the news. Plans for reform and the
debate over how social care services such as homecare should be
funded are ongoing across the UK.
In July 2010 the coalition Government announced the
establishment of a Commission on the
Funding of Care and Support to report within a year
on how social care funding should be reformed in England.
The Commission will take into account the recent debates over
how people might pay for social care in the future, including
the previous Government's Green Paper and
the Big Care Debate. We'll be
submitting our views to the Commission when they open their call
for evidence in 2010.
The Government
also announced it will not be proceeding with the Personal Care at
Home Act 2010. But it will be looking at what can be done to
improve services to help people at home and their carers with
available resources.
Find out more about how we are working to improve support for carers.
Get involved
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Network to take part in regular actions about the future of
social care and other issues affecting the lives of people
with Parkinson's.
What we are doing
We respond to government and other consultations likely to
affect people with Parkinson's and their carers.
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