A survey of local authorities and Home Improvement Agencies: Identifying the hidden costs of providing a home adaptations service / Lesley Curtis in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.81 Issue 11 (Novembre 2018)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.81 Issue 11 (Novembre 2018) . - p. 633-640 Titre : A survey of local authorities and Home Improvement Agencies: Identifying the hidden costs of providing a home adaptations service Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Lesley Curtis ; Jennifer Beecham Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : p. 633-640 Note générale : doi.org/10.1177/0308022618771534 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Occupational therapists  home adaptations  costs  ageing and older people  Better Care Fund  Disabled Facilities Grant Résumé : Introduction The Royal College of Occupational Therapists has launched a campaign to demonstrate that occupational therapists improve lives and save money for health and social care services. Occupational therapists play a major part in supporting older and disabled people to remain in their own homes through the provision of home adaptations. Among other benefits, studies have shown that home adaptations can reduce falls in the home and could therefore help reduce hospital admissions. However, to evidence savings, information on the full costs of supplying and fitting home adaptations are needed. Method Local authorities and Home Improvement Agencies were surveyed in 2014–2015 to obtain the information required to estimate these costs. Time inputs for staff involved in their provision have been collected and staff costs and total costs calculated for 18 commonly fitted adaptations. The process of obtaining publicly funded home adaptations is also discussed. Findings For major adaptations, the total mean cost was £16,647, ranging from £2474 to £36,681. Staffing costs absorbed up to 24% of the total mean cost. The total mean cost for minor adaptations was £451, with average staffing costs forming 76%. Conclusion Staff costs are an important consideration when estimating the costs of providing home adaptations. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=80277 [article] A survey of local authorities and Home Improvement Agencies: Identifying the hidden costs of providing a home adaptations service [texte imprimé] / Lesley Curtis ; Jennifer Beecham . - 2018 . - p. 633-640. doi.org/10.1177/0308022618771534 Langues : Anglais (eng) in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.81 Issue 11 (Novembre 2018) . - p. 633-640 Mots-clés : Occupational therapists  home adaptations  costs  ageing and older people  Better Care Fund  Disabled Facilities Grant Résumé : Introduction The Royal College of Occupational Therapists has launched a campaign to demonstrate that occupational therapists improve lives and save money for health and social care services. Occupational therapists play a major part in supporting older and disabled people to remain in their own homes through the provision of home adaptations. Among other benefits, studies have shown that home adaptations can reduce falls in the home and could therefore help reduce hospital admissions. However, to evidence savings, information on the full costs of supplying and fitting home adaptations are needed. Method Local authorities and Home Improvement Agencies were surveyed in 2014–2015 to obtain the information required to estimate these costs. Time inputs for staff involved in their provision have been collected and staff costs and total costs calculated for 18 commonly fitted adaptations. The process of obtaining publicly funded home adaptations is also discussed. Findings For major adaptations, the total mean cost was £16,647, ranging from £2474 to £36,681. Staffing costs absorbed up to 24% of the total mean cost. The total mean cost for minor adaptations was £451, with average staffing costs forming 76%. Conclusion Staff costs are an important consideration when estimating the costs of providing home adaptations. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=80277

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