Managed personal budgets for older people: what are English local authorities doing to facilitate personalized and flexible care?

This paper explores how three local authorities in England have tried to facilitate personalized home care for older people through changes in commissioning and market development activities; and how these changes have been experienced by support planners and home care agency managers. Overall, it a...

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Published in:Public money & management 2013-11, Vol.33 (6), p.399-406
Main Authors: Baxter, Kate, Rabiee, Parvaneh, Glendinning, Caroline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Budgets
Care of the aged
Commissioning
home care
Local government
managed personal budgets
market shaping
older people
Social security
Social welfare
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Summary:This paper explores how three local authorities in England have tried to facilitate personalized home care for older people through changes in commissioning and market development activities; and how these changes have been experienced by support planners and home care agency managers. Overall, it appears that changes are well intended, but the practicalities of implementing them raise some challenges that mean desired objectives may not always be achieved.
ISSN:0954-0962
1467-9302
DOI:10.1080/09540962.2013.835998