Scottish Government

Mari Mair and Barry McLeod, RP&M Associates Ltd
Scottish Government Social Research 2008

ISBN 978 0 7559 6922 7 (Web only publication)

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CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 Background and introduction
Introduction
Deferred Payment Agreements
Scottish Executive Guidance regarding use of DPAs
Charging Orders
Practices across Scotland in relation to deferring care home fees

Chapter 2 The Research
Introduction
Methodology
Reflecting the range of practices across local authorities
Addressing the research objectives

Chapter 3 Provision of Information on Deferred Payment Agreements
Introduction
Information provided by local authorities on DPAs
Resident perspective on information provided by local authorities
Summary

Chapter 4 Understanding of Deferred Payment Agreements
Introduction
Views of local authority representatives
Views of care home residents and their families
Views of older people in the community
Summary

Chapter 5 Attitudes towards the principle of DPAs
Introduction
Views of local authority representatives
Views of care home residents and their families
Views of older people in the community
Summary

Chapter 6 Experience of the application process ( DPAs and Charging Orders)
Introduction
The local authority perspective: experience of DPAs
The local authority perspective: experience of Charging Orders
The resident and relative perspective: experience of DPAs and Charging Orders
The older people in the community perspective
Summary

Chapter 7 Barriers and deterrents to applying for a DPA
Introduction
Mixed implementation of policy by local authorities
Information and communication
Up-front costs associated with DPAs
The DPA process
Transfer of ownership

Chapter 8 Concluding comments
Conclusions
Emerging issues
Policy implications

Appendix Case studies

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.