Improved Personalisation in Older People's Housing with Care?

What impact, if any, do you think the use of personal budgets in housing with care for older people is having on the characteristics and quality of the care provision? Sue Garwood, author of the LIN's Technical Brief on Care and Support in Extra Care Housing has written a discussion paper in which she outlines how she sees the situation and invites commissioners, providers and residents to share their experience.

Sue will be updating the Technical Brief when the provisions of the Care and Support Bill are known, and in the interim, will be producing a "holding document". She would be really grateful if you would read the discussion paper and respond to her questions. This will help her to gain a more accurate picture of what is happening in the field. Please either send your observations directly to her at sue@suegarwood.co.uk or via the Housing LIN at info@housinglin.org.uk Thank you.