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The law and dementia: issues in England and Wales
- Author:
- JONES R.G.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 5(4), November 2001, pp.322-328.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reviews the proposals from the Lord Chancellor's Department for new Mental Incapacity law for England and Wales as they may impact on older people with dementia. Various concerns and issues are raised, particularly from the perspective of health care professionals, and the focus is the interface between such issues and the day-to-day clinical realities for a specialist team dealing with old people with dementia. A brief overview of where problems have arisen with the law in recent times is put in the context of the political/legal structures in England and Wales
Outlawing age discrimination: foreign lessons, UK choices
- Authors:
- HORNSTEIN Zmira, ENCEL Sol, GUNDERSON Morley, NEUMARK David
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The UK is committed to legislating against age discrimination in employment and, under the EC Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation is expected to have legislation in place by December 2003. This study looks at what can be usefully learned from other countries' experiences and analyses the options for the UK. It identifies legislation against age discrimination in thirteen countries and looks in detail at Australia, Canada and the United States where legislation has been in force for some time.
Why the government must ring the changes on charges
- Author:
- WRIGHT Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(4), June 2000, pp.20-23.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Welcomes the Government's announcement that it will amend the Care Standards Bill to enable it to issue enforceable guidelines on charging for care services. Describes some of the adverse consequences on service users when councils charge for essential services and the safeguards that should be included in any national guidance.
Defining elder abuse
- Authors:
- BRAMMER Alison, BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 20(3), 1998, pp.285-304.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The definition of elder abuse is at a formative stage in British social policy. This article examines four existing definitions of elder abuse from policy and socio-legal perspectives. The development of the definitions is reviewed as part of the process of problem formation within the context of the social construction of old age in British Social Policy. Central themes and terms contained in the definitions are analysed in detail from legal and policy standpoints. Finally, the definitions are compared to the Law Commission recommendations to form the basis of public law protection of vulnerable adults.
Nursing home litigation and tort reform: a case for exceptionalism
- Authors:
- STUDDERT David M., STEVENSON David G.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 44(5), October 2004, pp.588-595.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The medical malpractice crisis that is currently spreading across the United States bears many similarities to earlier crises. One novel aspect of the current crisis is the explicit inclusion of litigation against nursing homes as a target of reform. Encouraged by the nursing home industry, policymakers are considering the extension of conventional medical malpractice tort reforms to the nursing home sector. In this article, we caution against such an approach. Nursing home litigation has a number of distinctive features that raise serious questions about the wisdom of implementing reforms generically across the care continuum. Drawing on findings from our previous study of nursing home litigation, the authors outline these features and argue for careful attention to them as policymakers evaluate options for reform.
The nursing home problem in Florida
- Authors:
- POVLIKA Larry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue II), April 2003, pp.7-18.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The nursing home problem in Florida was characterized as a debate over quality of care and the rapid increase of lawsuits against nursing homes that led to a decline in the availability of affordable liability insurance. The staff for Florida's Task Force on Availability and Affordability of Long-Term Care analyzed lawsuit and quality-of-care data from one county in Florida and quality-of-care data statewide to understand the relationship between the two sides of the argument. Analyses showed support for both positions and a middle-ground policy position was achieved. The subsequent nursing home reform legislation and implications for the future of long-term care in Florida are discussed.
Implementing reimbursement around discharge from hospital
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Health and Social Care Joint Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Health and Social Care Joint Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people should not have to wait o leave hospital when they are ready to do so. The government intends, subject to legislation, to introfduce a system of reimbursement at the point when responsibility for a patient's care transfers from the NHS to social services, by April 2003.
Old habits die hard: tackling age discrimination in health and social care
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Emilie, ROBINSON Janice, SEYMOUR Linda
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the results of a survey between May and September 2001 carried out by the King's Fund. One hundred senior managers working in health and social services in England were interviewed by telephone. The aims of the survey were to find out how much they believed age discrimination was affecting services in their local area, and to discover what measures they were employing to combat it.
Tagging: a technology for care services?
- Author:
- BEWLEY Catherine
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 40p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Briefing paper providing a discussion of the legal and ethical issues relating to the development and use of electronic tagging of people receiving some form of community care and support, including older people and people with learning difficulties.
A consultation draft of a Community Care (Residential Charges) Bill
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Consultation document arising from the Governments policy statement 'A new partnership for care in old age'. Focuses on how to identify in legislation when an insurance policy makes specific provision for social care, and how to identify which benefits from such a policy should earn partnership protection, taking into account the policyholder's physical or mental incapacity.