People with dementia are not reaping the benefits of personal budgets because of a lack of information and knowledge among social care professionals, and tightening eligibility criteria, an Alzheimer's Society report warns today (Thursday).
Three in five people with dementia assessed as eligible for social care in the community were not even offered a personal budget, while 15% declined an offer of one, found a survey of over 1,400 people with dementia and carers conducted by the charity in late 2010.
This was despite the benefits they could bring, it said.
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