Definition
Social care relates to the care by public or private companies for people in society who need special help such as help with washing or eating to live comfortably. In general, the term social care or its frequently used synonyms social work or social welfare also refers to all kinds of personal care and other practical assistance that contributes to improving the quality of life, subjective well-being of individuals, groups, and communities in need or at risk of being in need. Usually, these groups include children, young and older adults, individuals with mental or physical disabilities, individuals suffering from alcohol and substance abuse, and people of ethnic and racial minorities, among others. Social care is intended to promote independence, self-development, help with daily living activities, and personal care. Thus, the concept of social care is...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Amelung, V. E., Reichert, A., Urbanski, D., Matejevic, L., O’riordan, E., Blatt, E., et al. (2014). Integrating health and social care a global perspective of experience, best practices and the way forward. INAV – Institute for Applied Health Services Research.
Cantor, M. H. (1989). Social care: Family and community support systems. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 503, 99–112.
Chi, M., Lee, C., & Wu, S. (2011). Multiple morbidity combinations impact on medical expenditures among older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 52, 210–214.
Kodner, D. (2009). Integrated service model: An exploration of North American models and lessons. In J. Glasby & H. Dickinson (Eds.), International perspectives on health and social care: Partnership working in action (pp. 68–78). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Malbon, E., Carey, G., & Meltzer, A. (2019). Personalisation schemes in social care: Are they growing social and health inequalities? BMC Public Health, 19, 805.
Marengoni, A., Angleman, S., Melis, R., Mangialasche, F., Karp, A., Garmen, A., Meinow, B., & Fratiglioni, L. (2012). Aging with multimorbidity: A systematic review of the literature. Ageing Research Reviews, 10(4), 430–439.
SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). (2012). Personalisation: A rough guide. SCIE Guide 47. https://www.scie.org.uk/personalisation/introduction/rough-guide. Accessed 12 Jan 2020.
Smith, S. M., Soubhi, H., Fortin, M., Hudon, C., & O’Dowd, T. (2012). Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, 1–71.
United Nations. (2019). World population ageing 2019 highlight. https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WorldPopulationAgeing2019-Highlights.pdf. Accessed 21 Jan 2019.
WHO. (2017a). 10 facts on aging and health. https://www.who.int/features/factfiles/ageing/en. Accessed 1 Feb 2020.
WHO. (2017b). Inheriting a sustainable World? Atlas on children’s health and environment. ISBN 978-92-4-151177-3.
WHO. (2018). Aging and health. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health. Accessed 2 Feb 2020.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Kaur, M. (2023). Social Care. In: Idowu, S.O., Schmidpeter, R., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Del Baldo, M., Abreu, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25984-5_409
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25984-5_409
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-25983-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-25984-5
eBook Packages: Business and ManagementReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences