Does The Care Act 2014 Provide Dignity In Old Age?
On Dignity Action Day 2017, Clare English, one of our community care lawyers in Brighton, discusses whether the Care Act 2014 preserves dig Read more>>>
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Local Authority Financial Assessments: Top Tips For Getting These Right
When a person requires residential care, the family’s priority is to ensure they are in a safe and comfortable environment. They want to k Read more>>>
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Care Home Feeschallenging NHS CHC funding decisionseligible needsFinancial AssessmentsLocal AuthorityLocal Authority financial assessmentMental Health Act 1983NHS Continuing Healthcareprimary healthcare needproperty disregardsSection 117 MHA 1983social servicesthird party top-upsThe Law Commission Proposes To Scrap The Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards For Protective Care System
The Law Commission and media rhetoric have been very critical of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which have been in place since Read more>>>
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(DoLS)AMCPbest interestsBest Interests AssessorsBIACare Act 2014Care Needs AssessmentsCare PlansCouncilsCourt of Protectiondeprivation of liberty safeguardsHospital and Palliative careHouse of Lords Select CommitteeIMCAIndependent Mental Capacity AdvocatesIntermediate Care packagemental capacityMental Health Act interfacecareProtective Care SystemRestrictive care and treatmentsafeguardingsocial servicesSupportive careThe Law Commission7 Key Points On Enforcing Care Debts
I am receiving an increasing number of enquiries from individuals whose relatives are being sued by local authorities for care costs – Read more>>>
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care debtscare fundingelderly peopleEnforcing Care DebtsLocal Authoritylong term careNHS Continuing Healthcaresocial servicesCarers 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 organised by The Carer’s Read more>>>
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April 2015Care Act 2014carer rightsCarers Rights DayCarers SummitNHSquality of life for carerssocial servicesThe Carers Centre“Gifting” As A Deputy Or Attorney: The Rights & Wrongs
Being a Deputy or Attorney can cause difficulties if you find yourself having to wear different hats: the first as the relative of the inc Read more>>>