Elderly put in the driving seat of their own care

A consultation Green Paper, presented by health secretary John Reid yesterday, would put the care of elderly and disabled people back into their own hands and enable them to manage their own services including respite care, as well as arrange their own carers along with the required technology to aid their independent living. The Department of Health cites ‘independence, well-being and choice’ as its core vision within government proposals. Reid says: "Individual budgets will put a stop to the revolving door of care and care assistants because they will allow people to purchase the care...