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Is it lawful to base a home care package on the cost of care home care?
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 26(4), 2013, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author considers a council's legal responsibilities in offering home care after an offer of care in a home has been refused. (Publisher abstract)
Continuing NHS Health care: a moving target?
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 31, 12.3.03, 2003, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the implications of a recent Ombudsman's Public Interest report on the funding of long term care and the outcomes of the Coughlan case.
Payback time?
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 36, 21.5.03, 2003, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Higher care home standards, the cost of inspections, insurance and recruitment crisis have all contributed to increasing costs for care home providers. A recent court ruling ruled that eleven care homes in Lincolnshire were entitled to a fair price for their services. Look at the implications for councils across the country and suggests that many may have to re-examine their contracts with local homes.
A fair price
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 16, July 2002, pp.29-30.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Presents a legal case where a care home owner has established a right to payment of a fair price in the absence of a finalised contract for the future. Looks at the implications for disputes between owners of residential care homes, relatives of residents asked to pay top-ups, and local authorities responsible for purchasing care.