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Quality & Choice for Older People’s Housing – Strategic Framework

A framework for future of housing services of older people, setting out 5 key areas. Good information and advice should be available, and services must work jointly to meet the holistic needs of older people. Services should take account of diversity and

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Quality & Choice for Older People’s Housing: A Strategic Framework: Summary

Summary of joint DETR/DoH publication, which focusses on the need to address 5 key areas I.e. Diversity & Choice, Information & Advice, Flexible service provision, Quality, and Joint Working

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Quality and Choice for Older People’s Housing: A Strategic Framework – The Story So Far

An update of progress made against the actions set for Government in Quality and Choice for Older People’s Housing: A Strategic Framework; & a brief over view of other work undertaken and in progress by Government that are contributing to the wider aims o

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Quality Assessment Framework for Home Improvement Agencies

The Quality Assessment framework for Home Improvement Agencies, complaint with the Supporting People regime

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Questions to Ask about Care Homes

This factsheet provides a checklist of things to ask about care homes.

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Questions to ask yourself if you are considering moving some distance from your current home or abroad

Checklist of questions for people who are thinking about moving abroad, or some distance from their current home.

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