Care standards

Abstract

The Care Standards Act 2000 is designed to regulate and improve the management of residential care homes and other services. It provides a legislative framework for good practice, testing quality and enforceable minimum standards. In practice, its introduction has been difficult and providers have been closing homes. This article looks at the practical consequences for providers and identifies the positive and negative effects.

Citation

Bastow, C. (2002), "Care standards", Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 32-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/14608790200200024