The costs of recuperative care housing

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Intermediate care is a core element of the Government’s programme for improving services for older people. When the NHS plan (Department of Health, 2000) set out a major new programme to promote independence for older people and provided funding for a new range of intermediate care services, an underlying objective was the “effective use of resources” (Department of Health, 2001). In order to evaluate whether resources are being used effectively, it is important to carry out a comprehensive costing so that the unit costs of different services and their benefits can be compared and ultimately informed decisions can be drawn about cost effectiveness. Research carried out at HomeBridge, a recuperative care and rehabilitation scheme for older people (55+) living in the area of Ashford has provided the opportunity to cost in detail an innovative service. Contact with all professionals involved in managing and administering the service was made during the year 2005 and details of each resour

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