Hospital Discharge: In Reality, It’s Not As Easy As It Was For Ruth’s Mum On The Archers
The Times and the Telegraph both ran stories last weekend about levels of “bedblocking” in England reaching a record high. … Read more...
Category Archives: Community Care Law
Carers Summit Guest Speaker – The Carers Centre Brighton – Friday 28 November 2014
Cate Searle is delighted to announce she will be a guest speaker at the Carer’s Summit for Carer’s Rights Day … Read more...
Is It Right To Lose Your Dignity When You Need Care?
The Care Act 2014 comes into effect from April 2015 and puts safeguarding vulnerable adults on a much firmer legislative footing. Research and our community care law team’s casework experience, indicate that safeguarding concerns are not only raised against close relatives of the vulnerable adult, but often also against carers, whether these are home care workers or hospital and care home staff. Read more...
A New Streamlined Approach For Dealing With Deprivation Of Liberty In The Wake Of Cheshire West?
Yesterday, the President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby, handed down his long awaited preliminary judgment on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. Read more...
Protecting Our Parents: Care At Home
The current BBC2 series Protecting Our Parents raises important issues affecting older people as they become frail and need care. … Read more...
What Can We Do About “Prisoners” In Care Homes?
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and were introduced in April 2009. They … Read more...
