Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care
· Human Rights Act to be extended to combat abuse · Residents will have right to appeal to adjudicator
John Carvel, social affairs editor
The Guardian,
Thursday March 27 2008
This article appeared in the Guardian on Thursday March 27 2008 on p10 of the UK news section. It was last updated at 00:14 on March 27 2008.
The government will extend the Human Rights Act to protect up to 300,000 people who have been placed by local authorities in privately-run residential and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.
Older people's charities have campaigned for the move after a law lords ruling last year that the act did not apply to privately-run homes. Charities argue the legislation would give residents greater protection against suffering malnutrition and give them greater rights, such as the right to a family life.
Legislation extending the Human Rights Act is one of three new measures to combat the abuse of older people in care homes and NHS hospitals that will be launched by the government today.
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SOURCE: theguardianUK
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