Empowerment in post-reform community care in England and Wales
in Leonard F. Heumann, Mary E. McCall & Duncan P. Boldy (eds) Empowering Frail Elderly People: Opportunities and Impediments in Housing, Health and Support Service Delivery Greenwood Publishing, Connecticut 81-100
Abstract
The UK has been radically reforming long-term care for a decade. Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative administration and Tony Blair’s Labour administration have been determined in their implementation, and provided continuity in general direction.