Influences of service characteristics and older people’s attributes on outcomes from direct payments

Abstract Background Direct payments (DPs) are cash-payments that eligible individuals can receive to purchase care services by themselves. DPs are central to current social care policy in England, but their advantages remain controversial. This controversy is partly due to their lack of historical v...

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Main Author: Vanessa Davey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01943-8