Guidance on choosing the most suitable route to getting help or advice if you feel you are experiencing abuse in hospital, day care, or care home setting. It outlines the types of abuse...
The responsibilities of local Councils in England to assess the needs of people who need assistance to carry out daily living tasks. How to get an assessment, what happens, the care plan, and who may ...
The responsibilities of local Councils in Scotland to assess the needs of people who need assistance to carry out daily living tasks. How to get an assessment, what happens, the care plan, and who may...
This explains the community care system in Wales, and the responsibilities of local Councils. People who need support to remain living independently in the community can receive services organised by ...
Based on interviews with 50 tenants in 4 different very sheltered housing and extra care scheme. This publication reports findings for 37 domains of tenant life and juxtaposes these with the standards...
Living in a care home can be very costly. Although some people are able to pay their own fees, many need financial support to meet the cost of their care. This explains the system of funding for peopl...
Living in a care home can be very costly. Although some people are able to pay their own fees, many need financial support to meet the cost of their care. This explains the system of funding for peopl...
Living in a care home can be very costly. Although some people are able to pay their own fees, many need financial support to meet the cost of their care. This explains the system of funding for peopl...
This factsheet explains your right to choose the care home you move into, and what local authorities should agree to pay in England. It explains third party top-up agreements, where a preferred home i...
Moving into a care home is a big step. It is important that you move into a care home which meets all of your needs and is where you want to live.
This factsheet explains your right to choose the car...
This factsheet explains your right to choose the care home you move into, and what local authorities should agree to pay in Wales. It explains third party top-up agreements, where a preferred home is ...
Information and advice about what to consider when looking for a care home. It includes fees, contracts, practice, staff, accommodation, meals, and leisure...
Information about support services, benefits and entitlements in place to help carers...
One of the biggest challenges facing society is how we care for the elderly. This book provides guidance on a subject that most of us may have to face, but which few of us know very much about. It exp...
This factsheet gives information about the structure of the community care system, who provides services and the definition of some of the words and phrases you might come across to help you understan...
Explains when you can complain, how to go about it and the complaints procedure, if you are not satisfied with the services you are getting from the social services or the National Health Service....
Explains when you can complain, how to go about it and the complaints procedure, if you are not satisfied with the services you are getting from the social work department or the local Health Board....
Explains when you can complain, how to go about it and the complaints procedure, if you are not satisfied with the services you are getting from the social services or the National Health Service....
It describes what NHS Continuing Care is, entitlement, assessment, and what can be done if you don't agree with the outcome of the assessment...
This guide has been developed to help clarify who may or may not be eligible for NHS continuing healthcare. It attempts to draw a distinction between health and social care, and focuses on health need...