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Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources

Sutcliffe, Caroline; Hughes, Jane; Xie, Chengqiu; Chester, Helen; Challis, David

Authors

Caroline Sutcliffe

Jane Hughes

Chengqiu Xie

Helen Chester



Abstract

Personal budgets in social care are a mechanism for the allocation of resources for care that permits users' greater choice and flexibility. This study was designed to explore developments in care coordination arrangements by examining the flexible use of resources. Two national surveys identified agencies with such arrangements in older people's services in advance of this agenda, described here as innovative authorities. Telephone interviews with their representatives explored salient factors in the development, focus, and operation of personal budgets. Carers were the main recipients, and there was also evidence of more appropriate use of resources structured around service users' needs. Implementation of personal budgets requires authorities to be more creative and flexible in respect of internally held budgets to meet the needs and wishes of older service users. This study provides evidence that some of these requirements have already been adopted by a few agencies. © 2012 Springer Publishing Company.

Citation

Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources. Care Management Journals, 13(3), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.13.3.100

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 24, 2012
Deposit Date Jul 15, 2020
Journal Care Management Journals
Print ISSN 1521-0987
Electronic ISSN 1938-9019
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 3
Pages 100-107
DOI https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.13.3.100
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3752323
Publisher URL https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrcmj/13/3/100