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Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment No.5
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 80p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Regulation of residential care homes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular giving guidance on improving the way in which the Registered Homes Act 1984 is applied and enforced in residential care homes. Complements LAC(94)16, which strengthens the regulatory system by introducing lay assessors and enhancing the effectiveness and independence of inspectors.
Inspection of assessment and care management arrangements in social services departments
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying a report on the progress of assessment arrangements and outlining issues that still need to be addressed.
Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 3
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular outlining amendments to the charging assessment rules local authorities apply in respect of adults in residential accommodation as a consequence of amendments to the Regulations.
Inspection of assessment and care management arrangements in social services departments: interim overview report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying a report.
Choice of accommodation: cross border placements
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office. Social Work Services Group
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office. Social Work Services Group
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Circular describing interim procedures for recovering the costs associated with placing people in the residential care of their choice across the English/Scottish border.
National Assistance Act 1948 (choice of accommodation) Directions 1992
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Directions for local authorities when they have assessed a person under section 47 of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 and have decided that accommodation should be provided pursuant to section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948. The directions govern choice of accommodation.
Social care: charging for residential accommodation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an update to Fairer Charging Policies guidance for non-residential social services and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG). CRAG and the Fairer Charging Guidance provide statutory guidance to local authorities on how to interpret the regulations on charging for residential and non-residential care and support. This circular sets out the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), confirms that the capital limits and the savings credit disregards remain at their current level and reminds local authorities about the Directions on Choice of Accommodation and top-up fees, and statutory guidance on these. (Edited publisher abstract)
Individual care budget experiment has produced mixed results: good outcomes for some, but older people don't want the hassle
- Author:
- PILE Helga
- Publisher:
- Unison
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular from the Local Government Service group of Unison informs branches that the independent evaluation of the 13 local authorities which piloted individual budget arrangements has been published. This circular contains a Unison commentary on some of the key findings. In particular, the circular highlights the problems around direct employment of personal assistants by the service user.
Capital grant for improving the care home environment for older people 2007/2008
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular sets out how the capital grant for improving the care home environment for older people is to be allocated in 2007-08 and provides conditions for the use of the grant by councils. Councils’ proposals for its use should be developed with PCTs and other relevant agencies taking account of user and carer interests.