Policy
Social care
Older people who have care and support needs should be able to exercise choice about how and where these needs are met, with care provided free after an assessment of need.
Care and support should be of a high quality, provided in a way that best enables independence.
Our policy position paper on social care and chapter from our Age Agenda 2007 report can be downloaded at the top right of this screen.
Older Carers
Caring can be the cause of multiple disadvantages in later life. Older carers may be affected by the impact of caring on their physical and mental health, income and leisure time. The impact of caring on income, pension accumulation and development of social networks can mean that caring at a younger age results in disadvantage in later life. Yet caring can be a positive experience.
Our policy position paper on older carers can be downloaded at the top right of this screen.
Further information
You may also be interested in reading our social care research and policy response papers below.
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Social care researchWe currently have three social care research reports - 'Who should pay for care?' - 'Fair enough?' and 'All my wordly goods'.
Read our response to social care related policy by downloading the documents below:
Response papersMore about PDFs
- Making experiences count - a new approach to responding to complaints (Dept of Health). Full response ref 3707. (81.92 KB)
- Making experiences count - a new approach to responding to complaints (Dept of Health). Response summary ref 3707(S). (34.66 KB)
- CSIP- Monitoring social car contracts: a framework for good practice. Full response ref 3607. (48.75 KB)
- CSIP - Monitoring social care contracts - a framework for good practice. Response summary ref 3607(S). (39.75 KB)
- Action on Elder Abuse questionnaire - legislation to protect vulnerable adults. (126.21 KB)
- Cost implications of possible changes to residential care charges relating to personal injury awards.Response to consultation. (126.88 KB)
- Options for the future payment by results 2008/09-2010/11. Full response ref 2507. (104.91 KB)
- Decision support tools for continuing care: Age Concern's comments. (59.00 KB)
- Equality for Disabled People - how will we know we are making progress? Response summary ref 1807(S). (58.47 KB)
- Equality for Disabled People - how will we know we are making progress? Full response ref 1807. (116.29 KB)
- Proposed changes to residential care charges from April 2007. Department of Health consultation. Full response ref 0907. (90.53 KB)
- Common core principles for self care. Skills for care/Department of Health consultation. Response summary ref 0807(S). (53.33 KB)
- Common core principles for self care. Skills for care/Department of Health consultation. Policy response ref 0807. (106.61 KB)
- The future of regulation of health and adult social care in England. Response summary ref 0707(S). (57.04 KB)
- The future regulation of health and adult social care in England. Department of Health consultation. Policy response ref 0707. (131.94 KB)
- Guidance on non-emergency transport services: Department of Health consultation. Response summary ref 0507(S). (53.85 KB)
- Guidance on non-emergency Transport services. Department of Health consultation. Full response ref 0507. (130.44 KB)
- Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) consultation - A new outcomes framework for performance assessment of adult social care, 2006-07. Response summary ref 0107(S). (48.54 KB)
- Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) consultation - A new outcomes framework for performance assessment of adult social care, 2006-07. Full response ref 0107. (105.27 KB)
- Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation on the Court of Protection and Office of the Public Guardian's fees. Response summary ref 2506(S). (59.50 KB)
- Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation on the Court of Protection and Office of the Public Guardian's fees. Full response ref 2506. (121.73 KB)
- Department for Work and Pension's review of the Independent Living Fund. Response summary ref 2306(S). (56.64 KB)
- Department of Work and Pension's review of the Independent Living Fund. Full response ref 2306. (102.34 KB)
- Department of Health consultation on a National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care in England. Full response ref 2106. (194.74 KB)
- Commission for Social Care Inspection's consultation on Key Lines of Regulatory Assessments (KLORA). Response summary ref 1606(S). (69.48 KB)
- Commission for Social Care Inspection's consultation on Key Lines of Regulatory Asessments (KLORA). Full response ref 1606. (100.55 KB)
- Department for Constitutional Affairs Consultation on the Draft Code of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act. Response summary ref 1206(S). (56.79 KB)
- Department for Constitutional Affairs Consultation on the Draft Code of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act. Full response ref 1206. (230.89 KB)
- The General Social Care Council Consultation on the Registration of Domiciliary and Residential Care Workers. Response summary ref 1106(S). (55.63 KB)
- The General Social Care Council Consultation on the Registration of Domiciliary and Residential Care Workers. Full response ref 1106. (109.27 KB)
- Definition of Disability - Disability Rights Commission consultation. Response summary ref 0906(S). (54.29 KB)
- Definition of Disability - Disability Rights Commission consultation. Full response ref 0906. (60.24 KB)
- Proposed changes to the Regulatory Framework for Adult Services. Response summary ref 0706(S). (56.25 KB)
- Proposed changes to the Regulatory Framework for Adult Services. Full response ref 0706. (129.28 KB)
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