Demand for PAs to take care of people in receipt of personal budgets is expected to grow substantially over the next year.
The increase is predicted as councils move towards the target of giving 30% of eligible service users personal budgets by March 2011.
Individuals will receive money to buy the support they need, based on care plans drawn up with the help of care workers. This is expected to create a demand for directly employed PAs.
Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands (IEWM) has commissioned Impact Change Solutions Ltd to deliver the region’s Personal Assistant Project, which has been set up to find ways of increasing the number and quality of PAs.
The project has recently delivered analysis of the role local authorities could play in expanding the PA sector, and in addressing the barriers services users face as potential employers.
The project’s final report and recommendations will be published by the end of June 2010.
Contact: Paul Johnston, IEWM Project Manager, email: Paul.Johnston@impactchange.co.uk, telephone: 01670 528438.
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