Search Results - subject:"Paid carers"

Derogation of “duty of care” in favour of “choice”?

Gill, Janet; Fazil, Qulsom - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 15 (2013) 5, pp. 258-270

chronic conditions. The study reported here explored the role paid carers played in promoting healthy eating and how they …/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of six residential paid carers. Interviews were … of policy, guidance and specific training for paid carers which results in them using their personal subjective values as …

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A critical consideration of the cash for care agenda and its implications for social services in Wales

James, Ann - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 10 (2008) 3, pp. 23-34

This paper considers cash for care as reflected in direct payments and the more recent development of individual budgets in England. While the momentum to roll out individual budgets gathers pace in England, Wales has embarked on a more cautious approach in wishing to evaluate the impact of...

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Friendship or Facilitation: People with Learning Disabilities and Their Paid Carers

Pockney, Rebecca - In: Sociological Research Online 11 (2006) 3

This article compares the composition and characteristics of the social networks of 14 people with learning disabilities with those of 24 of their paid support staff. In doing so the article not only establishes the differences in the diversity, durability and density of each group\'s social...

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