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Hopes that Government will set high care standards despite rearguard battle by homeowners; [and] Room for a woo — [CPA conference report of "Standards Matter with respect to old age" held 6 May 1999]
Author(s)	Derek Heptinstall
Journal title	Care Plan, vol 5, no 4, June 1999
Pages	pp 6-8
Keywords	Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Standards of provision ; Quality of life ; Conference proceedings.
Annotation	The report from the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly, coupled with the White Paper "Modernising social services" present the biggest challenge and changes in social services for decades affecting statutory, voluntary and private sectors. The main focus of this conference organised by the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) was the National Required Standards for residential and nursing homes for older people. This article outlines the main points made by speakers. "Room for a woo" considers the layout of a room of 10 square metres minimum size demonstrated at the conference. One speaker, Jef Smith from Counsel and Care, provided a contrasting picture of the kind of room he would want if he were to go into residential care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990723203 A
Classmark	KW: LHB: Q3: 583: F:59: 6M
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