This title was first published in 2000: Caring for Older People provides a unique insight into the world of community care in the 1990 s. It presents findings from a national study of social care from the perspectives of older service users, their carers and care managers. Descriptive findings from this longitudinal study - conducted by the PSSRU from 1994 and funded by the Department of Health - are set in the context of the history of community care and developments since the passage of the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act. The study s findings highlight important challenges for policy and...