Is extending eligibility for adult social care better than investing more in existing users in England? A cross-sectional evidence for multiple financial years.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Publicly funded adult social care (ASC) in England aims to improve quality of life through the provision of services for individuals with care needs due to physical and/or mental impairment or illness. Access to these services, however, is often restricted to contain public expenditure. With a fast-growing care need, information on whether extending eligibility is good value for money becomes policy-relevant.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

This study investigates the effect of extending ASC eligibility on user care-related quality of life (CRQoL), a policy-relevant measure of quality of life.

Design

We use English cross-sectional survey data from 2017/2018 to 2019/2020 on users receiving publicly funded long-term support including domiciliary and ot

SUBMITTER: Longo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature