Care and support

Recent publications and reports

Here are a selection of recent and important documents. For related Age UK publications please use the search box below to carry out a more comprehensive search.

 Attendance Allowance and care reform - briefing (PDF 193KB)

Care and support topic briefing (PDF 156KB)

Call for Evidence on the Future Funding of Care and Support (PDF 266KB)

Transparency in Outcomes: a framework for adult social care (DOC 127KB)

Putting people first - whole system approach to eligibility for social care (PDF 187KB)

 The Law Commission review of Community Care legislation (DOC 268KB)

Care homes

Around 390,000 older people live in residential care. For each of these individuals, promoting quality of life must be prioritised along with provision of care and support.

Age UK is working to secure decent funding and investment, a well-trained workforce and good regulation for the sector.

Carers

Older carers offer invaluable support to family and friends. While many willingly take on a caring role, the responsibility can lead to both material and health-related disadvantage.

Age UK recognises the importance of carers and the need for them to have access to appropriate support.

Entitlements and funding

Social care for older people is in crisis; services are often not of an acceptable standard and are restricted to people with the highest levels of needs.

Age UK is working for needed reforms to answer how much high quality care will cost and who should pay for it.

Other reforms will improve state pension entitlements for groups such as carers. There are also long-term plans to increase state pension age, starting in 2010 for women.

Independence and personalisation

Most people who have care and support needs want to maintain independence, choice and control.

While our care system is striving to achieve this vision through initiatives including self-directed support and personal budgets, Age UK is working to ensure such developments are accessible to older people.

Read about the services-related work we do in the social care field