Community Care and the Law
At some point int heir lives, virtually everyone has community care needs, whether it is as an individual or as a carer. At it's heart community care concerns the provision of assistance to allow vulnerable people with suort needs to live indpependently in their own home, or in a care home. Consequently community care law impacts on many diffrent areas: health care, social services, housing, support for asylum-seekers and, fundamentally, human rights
"Community Care and the Law" has become the leading text for lawyesr, policy makers, local authorities and voluntary sector advisers and carers. It is by far the most comprehesive guide arund and we recommend it,
Community Care and the Law - Luke Clements and Pauline Thompson.
Published by Legal Action Group
ISBN 978 1 903307 47 2
Key References
Department of Health (2003) LAC (2002) 13 Fair access to care services: guidance on eligibility criteria for adult social care, London: DH
