Article parent: elderly-vulnerable-adults
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News & Insights
Family Care Payments & Gratuitous Allowance
Family Care Payments (Gratuitous Allowance) If you are a lay deputy who has been appointed by the Court of Protection to manage the fina...
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Welfare Deputyships – a new test for Protected Parties with learnin...
A test case being described as a “landmark legal challenge” was heard by the Royal Courts of Justice last month. The case was brought by ...
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
It may become necessary for many people to receive care that restricts their personal freedom, such as where a person needs to move into ...
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Re S – withdrawal of life sustaining treatment
Mr Justice Hayden has published his judgment in Re S (https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP/2016/32.html) approving the following orders:...
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The Care Act 2014 – what does it mean for you?
What is the Care Act 2014? The Care Act 2014 consolidates and updates the law on adult care in England and is widely considered to be the...
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Major problem of dehydration in care homes
Recent research has showed that thousands of elderly care home residents are admitted to hospital suffering from dehydration. One in eigh...