The Effect of Financial Incentives and Access to Services on Self-funded Admissions to Long-term Care

Authors: Netten A.; Darton R.

Source: Social Policy and Administration, Volume 37, Number 5, October 2003 , pp. 483-497(15)

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Abstract:

With the growth in the numbers and proportion of older people in the population the funding and incentive structures around long-term care are of international concern. A study of the circumstances of self-funded admissions to care homes allowed the comparison of self-funders with publicly funded admissions to care homes in the UK, the influences on self-funders in their decision to move into a care home and resources on which they were able to draw. These findings contribute to our understanding of the impact of current policy on self-funders and our thinking about the way that future policy and practice changes could improve the way we use society's resources in the provision of long-term care.

Keywords: Long-term care; Self-funded residents; Care homes for older people; Access to services

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9515.00353

Publication date: 2003-10-01