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| Older people's experiences of home care in England |
| Author(s) | Wendy Sykes, Carola Groom |
| Corporate Author | Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC |
| Publisher | Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC, 2011 |
| Pages | 92 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/... |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Rights [elderly] ; Human rights ; Elder abuse ; Social surveys ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | A growing number of people aged 65+ in England need paid help and support with their everyday life. Home care is currently the main way in which such help and support is supplied by public authorities. Little attention has been given, so far, to examining the relationship between home care and the human rights of older people as service users. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) commissioned this research as part its formal inquiry into older people and human rights in home care in England (called Close to Home), and whether the current legislative, regulatory and quality control systems offer sufficient human rights protection to this group. This report is based on findings from in-depth interviews with a cross-section of 40 older people (aged 65+) receiving home care arranged mostly through their local authority, but also privately (in a small number of cases). As well as exploring potential risks to human rights or failure to address them, the research was also concerned with good practice and the positive impact that home care can have on older people's human rights and their dignity, choice and privacy. Seven case studies selected from the sample of ordinary people receiving home care illustrate both a personal context and examples of good practice. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131121004 E |
| Classmark | NH: IKR: IKT: QNT: 3F: 69P |
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