This explains the payments that can be made by Social Work Departments, so that individual people can arrange their own care to meet the needs that they’ve been assessed as having. It explains what Direct Payments are and what they can be used for.

Although intended for relatives of people resident in Four Seasons care homes, this provides useful advice about pressure sores, preventative care, who is at risk, and how relatives can help

This is an interim report of a research study looking into public concerns about the availability, quality, and appropriateness of care services for London’s diverse older population

Summary of research by William Laing (Laing & Buisson) who devised a means of calculating the reasonable operating costs of efficient care homes for older people. The reesarch is intended to offer a guide to all parties involved in negotiating baseline fe

Results of a postal survey carried out in January and February 2004 by Jane Ball, and commissioned by the RCN. The survey was addressed to nurses who at that time were working in a care home setting, and it primarily sought responses on residents funding

Basic guide to the benefits that may be available to people living in care homes

Basic guide to the benefits that may be available to people living in care homes

A Basic guide to benefits that may be available to people living in a care home