MyCareTracker – Blog

People receiving personal budgets for care and support show improvements in mental and physical health, a survey shows. Dr Sam Bennett, director of Think Local Act Personal, examines the results in this article here.

The success of personal budgets has been praised by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president after a new survey reveals satisfaction from users. Sandie Keene has described the improvements adult social services departments have made as ‘important strides’ in widening and improving the spread of personal budgets to older and disabled people.

You can read the full article here.

Over 70 per cent of people who hold a personal budget for social care said it led to greater independence and support according to the latest survey.

You can read more about the results here in this article we found.