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Care Act duties ‘permanently undermined’ by widespread breaches during Covid, argues study

Community Care

In relation to home care, a third who previously received it were now getting no support. ” It added: “In all likelihood, local authorities temporarily rationed social care out of necessity, but the majority did so without legal protection.” “She went to a day centre, you know, for five hours.

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The social worker advocating for people with learning disabilities

Community Care

” Anybody can just fill out a form and the outcome from that is day care, respite, home care or residential care. They didn’t speak in English and could only communicate through blinking. They wanted to be at home. It’s one of the easiest things to do in social work.