The closure of local authority-run residential homes for elderly people is coming up against legal challenges. The High Court has told Wandsworth that its decision to sell of all its residential care homes is unlawful because the council will not provide accommodation for each category of person mentioned by the legislation. In addition, there is growing evidence that because relocation of institutionalised elderly people is so traumatic for them it is only a matter of time before a complaint will be made to the European Commission of Human Rights. Discusses the issues.
The closure of local authority-run residential homes for elderly people is coming up against legal challenges. The High Court has told Wandsworth that its decision to sell of all its residential care homes is unlawful because the council will not provide accommodation for each category of person mentioned by the legislation. In addition, there is growing evidence that because relocation of institutionalised elderly people is so traumatic for them it is only a matter of time before a complaint will be made to the European Commission of Human Rights. Discusses the issues.
Subject terms:
housing, human rights, law, law courts, local authority housing, older people, policy, rights, service closure, care homes;
Since April 1993 closures of long-stay hospital wards have had a great impact on social services departments, who have had to pick up the bulk of the cost of caring for former patients. Looks at guidance aimed at helping social services deal with this 'cost-shunting'.
Since April 1993 closures of long-stay hospital wards have had a great impact on social services departments, who have had to pick up the bulk of the cost of caring for former patients. Looks at guidance aimed at helping social services deal with this 'cost-shunting'.
Subject terms:
hospitals, interagency cooperation, law, long stay care, NHS, multidisciplinary services, older people, patients, hospital discharge, policy, social care provision, community care, financing;