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Series: Housing Today ; (307) 31 October 2002, 16-18(3)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Looks at the problems associated with the care homes sector in the UK. The increasing numbers of elderly people combined with lack of funding have meant a lack of accommodation for many. Reports that many organisations are pulling out of the sector altogether as they cannot afford to recruit decent staff on the budget provided. This includes London and Quadrant which set up its own care homes five years ago. Recommendations include a care homes modernisation grant that would give homes more money as they upgraded to meet the Care Standards Act and smaller care homes working in partnership.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | London Books | ABS66150 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120555-1001 |
Looks at the problems associated with the care homes sector in the UK. The increasing numbers of elderly people combined with lack of funding have meant a lack of accommodation for many. Reports that many organisations are pulling out of the sector altogether as they cannot afford to recruit decent staff on the budget provided. This includes London and Quadrant which set up its own care homes five years ago. Recommendations include a care homes modernisation grant that would give homes more money as they upgraded to meet the Care Standards Act and smaller care homes working in partnership.