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Elizabeth Lemmon is a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Stirling. Her research interests are around longitudinal economic analysis; the economics of ageing; the economics of social care; health and social care interactions; and unpaid carers. Elizabeth is a former summer intern at HERU.
Title: Variations in domiciliary free personal care across Scottish local authorities.
Abstract: Equity, or equal access for equal need, is frequently an objective of social care systems. However, responsibility for social care provision often lies with local government. This can mean that, despite central government commitment to universal coverage, geographic variation in the provision of services may occur. In this paper an investigation into the variation in free personal care (FPC) in Scotland, a service provided to those aged 65 and over who need help with personal care tasks such as washing and dressing etc, is conducted. To do this, a mixture of publicly available and administrative data sources over the period 2013-2016 are used. Both descriptive and econometric methods are employed to investigate the extent of geographic inequity in FPC provision. The results suggest that the variation in FPC provision is not fully explained by variation in measured need, implying that inequity exists between local authorities, suggesting that receipt of FPC might be more or less likely depending on which local authority a person lives.
- Hosted by
- Alastair Irvine
- Venue
- Rm1:029, Polwarth Building