Abstract
Social care is the broad term for the support provided to people living at home and in care homes. Major changes have taken place to this sector in the past few years and this chapter describes the key policy developments that have impacted upon the kind of support provided to older people with mental health problems and how that support is funded. The policy of personalization is intended to increase choice and control, but as yet it is unclear whether this will lead to improved outcomes in terms of quality of life or independence. Some long-standing issues, such as the high prevalence of people with unidentified mental health problems in long-term care, continue to provide challenges for organizations providing social care support.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry (3 edn) |
| Editors | T Dening |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 25 |
| Edition | Third |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198807292 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |