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Care standards: fine in theory, awkward in practice
- Author:
- BASTOW Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 5(3), August 2002, pp.32-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Care Standards Act 2000 is designed to regulate the management of residential care homes and other services. It provides a legislative framework for good practice, testing quality and enforceable minimum standards. In practice, its introduction has been difficult and providers are closing homes. This article looks at the practical consequences and identifies positive and negative effects.