SINGLE MEASURE

Paying for care - local authority assessments

Sweep Title: Wave 7
Dataset: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Question(s)

How was the help from [[^BLANK/your/his/her] ^home care worker/ home help/ personal assistant/ member of the reablement / intermediate care staff team/voluntary helper/ warden / sheltered housing manager/ cleaner/the council’s handyman/the member of staff from thecare/nursing home/other helper] arranged? Please look at this card and tell me which option applies.

Response scale

01 Arranged without involvement from the local authority, council or social services,
02 Local authority, council or social services arranged this help,
03 Local authority, council or social services told [^you/him/her] about the help but ││ [^you/he/she] arranged it or [^your/his/her] family arranged it
04 Other

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2014
Ends January 2015
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Receipt;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ELSA-1272