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Supported living - the legal and regulatory issues
- Author:
- GROSE Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(1), September 2006, pp.86-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This review discusses the legal aspects of supported and assisted living and the regulation and deregulation of care homes in conjunction with the Care Standards Act 2000, Department of Health Guidance published in August 2002, the 'Alternative Futures' case heard by the Care Standards Tribunal in 2003 and by the Court of Appeal in 2005. In the meantime, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) have issued interim guidance but further guidance is awaited from the Department of Health. The author highlights the fact that the Joint CSCI/Healthcare Commission report published in July 2006 revealing abuse in 'supported living' houses in Cornwall which should have been registered as care homes brings into focus the need to assess whether supported living housing throughout England should be registered as care homes if personal care is provided together with accommodation.