Publisher's Synopsis
Social care markets, and the growth of independent sector provision, raise a question about the likely expansion of employment opportunities. Relatively little is known about the extent to which different kinds of domiciliary care employment opportunities have grown, their location in the private or voluntary sector, and the terms and conditions on which employment is offered and regulated. This report, focuses on the potential of domiciliary care to provide local employment in three case study areas: ·identifies the current and likely future demand for care services; ·identifies the extent to which current demands are met through paid employment, any recent employment growth and predicted future employment growth; ·draws together evidence on the supply of and demand for domiciliary care employment to present an analysis of likely future trends in domiciliary care employment, the extent to which it offers local people, and the nature of these opportunities. The researchers conclude that despite a likely increase on demand for domiciliary care, workers are constrained. Further, if the community is to benefit to the full form any employment gain there is a need to address the framework of contracting for domiciliary care and to review the terms and conditions of employment offered. Creating jobs? is important reading for providers, purchasers and policy makers, and raises issues concerning regulation, service standards, recruitment and retention of staff, as well as the long-term viability of the domiciliary care market.
