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Analysis and insight

Read our latest publications giving analysis and insight into adult social care in England.

Cover	Title	Summary	Date
	Cutting the cake fairly	Our report finds that the current system for assessing whether someone is eligible for publicly funded social care is flawed.	22 Oct 2008
	Lost to the System? The Impact of Fair Access to Care	CSCI commissioned this special study to address issues arising from the trend for all councils to raise the threshold for access to social care services.	29 Jan 2008
	Self-funded social care for older people: an analysis of eligibility, variations and future projections	CSCI commissioned this study to look at the financial issues around the self-funding of social care and the impact of councils raising the threshold for access to social care services.	29 Jan 2008
	State of social care in England 2006-07	People not receiving support from councils are struggling with a poor quality of life. So says our third annual report to Parliament on the state of social care. It gives a comprehensive overview of the social care sector in England.	29 Jan 2008
	Rights, risks and restraints	Restraint, while often intended to keep people safe, can compromise their rights to take risks and their freedom. Our report explores this issue and others relating to the use of restraint in care.	17 Dec 2007
	Performance ratings for adult social services in England 2007	People whose councils arrange their social care should be pleased that services for adults have improved for the fifth year in a row. Find out how your council is doing in our annual star ratings report.	29 Nov 2007
	Hello, how can I help?	Councils must give people looking for care better and more accessible information. That's the verdict of our mystery shopper exercise – read the results in our report.	30 Oct 2007
	Benefit barriers to involvement	How can organisations pay and reimburse the expenses of people who use services who get involved in their work without affecting people's benefits? Our report aims to find out.	24 Oct 2007
	A fair contract with older people?	Older people paying as much as £30,000 a year for a room in a care home often do not know exactly what they will be paying for, according to our new report.	17 Oct 2007
	Safe as houses - what drives investment in social care?	Councils need to take the lead in attracting investment to social care services that meet people’s present and future needs, says our report.	04 Sep 2007