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Care homes for older people: national minimum standards
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document contains a statement of national minimum standards published by the Secretary of State under section 23(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000.
Shared misconceptions
- Author:
- CAPLE Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.9.01, 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Two care home residents can still share a bedroom in a care home if they want. The authors out the confusion over the new national minimum standards and the question of minimum room size.
Rooms for manoeuvre
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.1.01, 2001, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Campaigners for older people are angry about the government's decision to delay the minimum standards on shared rooms for five years. Care home owners are delighted. This article examines the issues.
Home revision
- Author:
- CHURCHILL James
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.10.91, 1991, p.19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the government's agreement that Home Life needs to be revised to take account of the changing demands of residential care.
Sleeping around
- Author:
- UNWIN P.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Insight, 23.8.88, 1988, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
How to assess quality in residential services for the elderly : try them out yourself.
Why we perpetuate a second class service
- Author:
- PAYNE C.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 9.2.87, 1987, p.25.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Discusses the reasons why the standard of residential care for elderly people is low.
What types of homes are closing?: the characteristics of homes which closed between 1996 and 2001
- Author:
- DARTON Robin A.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 12(3), May 2004, pp.254-264.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Closures of care homes have received considerable public attention. Fee levels and the cost of upgrading homes to meet national minimum standards have been identified as the main factors influencing closures. This paper compares private residential, dual-registered and nursing homes for older people which have closed 1996-2001 with homes which remained open. Homes which closed tended to be smaller, to have had lower occupancy levels in 1996, to be the only home run by the organisation, to occupy converted buildings, to occupy multi-storey buildings and, if so, to have no lift, to have more shared bedrooms, and to have en suite facilities in none or only some bedrooms. These factors were interrelated and the effect of these variables in combination was examined using multivariate (logistic regression) analysis. Among the homes which remained open, only 34% provided at least 80% of places in single rooms, which was to have become the national minimum standard for existing homes until standards were amended in March 2003. A separate analysis of data on social climate found that homes with a more positive social environment were most likely to have closed. The findings support the view that there is likely to be an increase in the importance of homes run by corporate providers relative to homes run as single, owner-managed homes, with a consequent reduction in choice for potential residents. At the same time, projections of future demand in a range of countries indicate that a considerable increase in provision will be required to meet expected growth in the population of dependent older people, while developments in alternative forms of accommodation are unlikely to meet the growth in demand in the foreseeable future.
Bringing dignity back into residential life
- Author:
- FRY Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 15.3.90, 1990, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at attempts being made in some London Boroughs to raise the standards in their own residential homes for the elderly.
Time to treat elderly people like children
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 10.8.89, 1989, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The same standards which govern institutional child care should apply to elderly person's homes - our ageist society is responsible for the low priority given to elderly people.
Few directors pass Lady Wagner's test
- Author:
- MACLACHLAN Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 21.10.88, 1988, p.6.
Results of a survey of practice in local authorities based on criteria of good practice suggested in the Wagner Report.