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| National care standards - care homes for people with learning disabilities | | Author(s) | Angus Skinner |
| Corporate Author | National Care Standards Committee, Scottish Executive |
| Publisher | Scottish Executive, Edinburgh, 2001 |
| Pages | 78 pp |
| Source | The Stationery Office Bookshop, 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ. www.scotland.gov.uk/government/rcp |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Cognitive impairment ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Standards of provision ; Government publications ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | People with learning disabilities are a very mixed group with different support needs; they also have the same rights and responsibilities as other people. The National Care Standards Committee (NCSC) has developed these standards with the help of working groups which included both service users and providers. The standards describe what the service user can expect from the service provider, and focus on his or her experience of quality of life. Standards are grouped under headings which follow a person's journey through the service: before moving in; settling in; day-to-day life; and moving on. The standards are based on a set of principles that recognise the person's rights: dignity, privacy, choice, safety, realising potential, and equality and diversity. Reference is also made to the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (which will register and inspect services), and the Scottish Social Services Council (with responsibility for promoting high standards of conduct and practice for social service workers); both have been set up under the Act, and both will have headquarters in Dundee. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020103003 B |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: E4: Q3: QA: 583: 6OA: 9A |
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