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Results of past Good Care Guide polls
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| Is Childcare or Eldercare better valued and funded in Britain? | |||
| Childcare | 59% | ||
| Eldercare | 28% | ||
| The same | 6% | ||
| Don't know | 7% | ||
| The Government's planned cap on care costs of £75,000 from 2017 is: | |||
| Too high | 71% | ||
| About right | 6% | ||
| Too low | 18% | ||
| Don't know | 6% | ||
| What is your biggest care concern in 2013? | |||
| The cost of care | 40% | ||
| The quality of care | 60% | ||
| The availability of care | 0% | ||
| Balancing care and other responsibilities | 0% | ||
| Deregulating childcare by changing ratios and qualifications will: | |||
| Make childcare more affordable | 18% | ||
| Reduce quality without making childcare more affordable | 56% | ||
| Deter parents from using certain types of childcare | 8% | ||
| Undermine efforts to make the sector more professional | 14% | ||
| Make no difference | 4% | ||
| What is the most important factor influencing your choice of homecare for yourself or an elderly relative? | |||
| Locality of the homecare organisation | 29% | ||
| Promise of regular, timely visits | 19% | ||
| Continuity of carer | 24% | ||
| Cost | 14% | ||
| Ability of carer to deliver a number of services | 5% | ||
| Other factor | 10% | ||
| What is the biggest concern for people choosing a nursery? | |||
| Cost | 45% | ||
| Location | 8% | ||
| Quality of care / Oftsed inspection report | 34% | ||
| Word of mouth recommendation | 11% | ||
| Specialist provision meeting particular needs | 3% | ||
| What is the biggest concern for people choosing a care home? | |||
| Cost | 38% | ||
| Location | 15% | ||
| Quality of care / inspection report | 15% | ||
| Word of mouth recommendation | 0% | ||
| Specialist provision meeting particular needs | 31% | ||
| What would help working parents survive the long school summer holidays? | |||
| More affordable summer holiday playschemes | 35% | ||
| Support for grandparents providing childcare | 5% | ||
| Flexibility by employers during the summer | 5% | ||
| Employer supported backup childcare | 20% | ||
| Shorter school summer holidays | 35% | ||
| Who should pay for better care for older people? | |||
| Older people who need care | 6% | ||
| Higher income tax | 11% | ||
| New tax on estates over £25k | 83% | ||
| What is the biggest problem for parents using childcare? | |||
| Cost | 82% | ||
| Quality | 11% | ||
| Availability | 7% | ||
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