| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Lessons from the implementation of direct payments for older people in the UK showed that firstly older people were more likely to enter the social care system at a time of crisis, when older people themselves had less energy or capacity for detailed support planning. Secondly, the social workers who were preoccupied with safeguards, and complex cases, could not provide enough support for the older people. Thirdly, in moving away from the enforced collectivities of public services there is a risk of individual support solutions fostering enforced individualism and isolation. In addition, the financial crisis has brought about an austerity programme that has drastically reduce the funds available to respond to care needs. Whilst in many ways the ideas behind personalisation are progressive, the implementation of these ideas in a time of budget cuts may have limited their ability to have a positive impact.
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