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A matter of life and death
— [care home evictions and residential fees] | | Author(s) | Paul Burstow, Gary Fitzgerald, Glenys Jones |
| Journal title | Community Care, no 1484, 7 August 2003 |
| Pages | pp 28-30 |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Charges ; Revenue [care] ; Local Authority. |
| Annotation | The deaths of older people after being evicted from care homes prompts debate on how to resolve the conflict between residential care providers and local authorities buying that care. Violet Townsend, 88, was moved out of Magdelan House, Gloucestershire in February 2003; the owners said the fees being paid for her were insufficient. She died a few days later. Winifred Humphrey, 102, died in similar circumstances in July 2003, after being forced to leave Bradley House rest home in Whitstable, Kent. Five experts suggest their preferred solutions. The Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Burstow, recommends an independent assessment of care home fee levels. Gary Fitzgerald, of Action on Elder Abuse, states that taxes or National Insurance (NI) must rise to fund adequate care. Glenys Jones, Director of Social Services, Sunderland puts the case for easily accessible financial advocacy before admission and for all existing residents. The academic view from Jill Manthorpe is the need for local services such as intermediate care to work together with care managers. Ronnie Cairnduff, a care home owner and chairperson of Hampshire Care Association, says that the cost of care must be worked out on a national basis. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030811204 A |
| Classmark | LHB: QEJ: QE: PE |
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