Expectations and aspirations: public attitudes towards social care

Originally posted June 2009


Findings from research on public awareness and understanding of social care provision have been published by the Institute for Public Policy Research.

The results, released on 28 May 2009, reveal low awareness of social care, confusion about how services are funded, and a widespread lack of preparation or planning for future care needs.

A major concern arising from the research is that the public has insufficient understanding of social care to enable an informed debate about its future..

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