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Standards matter: a conference report on regulating registered residential and nursing homes for older people
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR POLICY ON AGEING
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 112p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a Conference marking two important contributions to the development of national policy on long term care for older people: the report of the Royal Commission on the funding of long term care and the Centre for Policy on Ageing's work on national required standards (NRS) for care. Contains sections on: national standards; what these mean in practice; and quality of life issues - putting principles into practice.
A better home life: a code of good practice for residential and nursing home care; report of an advisory group convened by the Centre for Policy on Ageing and chaired by Kina, Lady Avebury
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR POLICY ON AGEING
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 162p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Companion volume to the Centre for Policy on Ageing's first code of practice for residential care, 'Home life'. This volume also covers nursing homes and other care settings and reflects major changes since 1984, including the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. Gives clear guidance on aspects of care and management, underpinned throughout by the recognition of the rights of older people to be treated as individuals with dignity and respect.