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Author Mandelstam, Michael, 1956-

Title Quick guide to community care practice and the law / Michael Mandelstam.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
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Description 1 online resource (192 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Quick Guides Social & Health Care Law & Practice
Quick Guides Social & Health Care Law & Practice.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents FRONT COVER; Quick Guide to Community Care Practice and the Law; Contents; PREFACE; 1. Introduction; 2. How community care law and practice works; 3. When things go wrong; 4. Getting a community care assessment and getting services; 5. Community care services: care homes; 6. Community care services: help in people's own homes; 7. Informal carers; 8. Direct payments: giving people money; 9. Personalisation and safeguarding adults; 10. Asylum and immigration; 11. Ordinary residence; 12. Home adaptations; 13. The National Health Service; 14. NHS continuing health care.
Summary This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law. In clear and simple language, it explains the legislation directly relevant to practitioners, including: rules about how people in need get an assessment from local authorities; the assessment of need itself; eligibility for actually getting a service (and the 'fair access to care' policy); charging for services; ordinary residence; topping up of care home fees; assessing informal carers; and, the rules about asylum seekers. It provide.
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Subject Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
Public welfare -- Law and legislation.
Great Britain.
Community health services -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
Community health services -- Law and legislation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Mandelstam, Michael, 1956- Quick guide to community care practice and the law. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 9781849050838 (OCoLC)467775325
ISBN 9780857003737 (electronic book)
0857003739 (electronic book)
9781849050838
184905083X

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