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Ethical dilemmas and administrative justice
— perceptions of social and legal professionals towards charging for residential and nursing home care: a summary of the findings | | Author(s) | Greta Bradley, Bridget Penhale, Jill Manthorpe |
| Corporate Author | Department of Social Work and Law School, University of Hull |
| Publisher | Department of Social Work, University of Hull, Hull, 2000 |
| Pages | 12 pp |
| Source | Department of Social Work, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX. |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Charges ; Social ethics ; Attitude ; Lawyers ; Social workers. |
| Annotation | Attitudes, practices and local policy are explored in respect of charging and assessing older people anticipating entering residential and nursing home care. A sample of social services practitioners (care managers) were surveyed and interviews held at a number of levels with staff from five different local authorities. A smaller number of legal practitioners in the same areas, who advise older people, were also interviewed. Key findings are presented on three themes: perceptions on charging; ethical dilemmas in practice; and fairness and administrative justice. The research indicates that the perceptions of professionals and politicians within the local authority of individual circumstances and political priorities inevitably intrude in the charging process. The government's response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term care of the Elderly appears to reflect some of the views and wishes expressed by the social and legal professionals in this study. The research was funded by the Nuffield Foundation, and supported by the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) and the Law Society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010123001 B |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: QEJ: TQ: DP: XQ: QR |
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