Home care often fails to meet older people's basic rights, says inquiry
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The Commission’s inquiry into the home care system in England reveals disturbing evidence that the poor treatment of many older people is breaching their human rights and too many are struggling to voice their concerns about their care or be listened to about what kind of support they want.
The final report of the Commission’s inquiry, Close to home: older people and human rights in home care, says hundreds of thousands1 of older people lack protection under the Human Rights Act and calls fo...
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