DWA - Double Legislation

DWA - Double Legislation

1. NHS & Community Care Act (1990)

   • - Safegaurding the interests of elderly by ensuring they are appropirately catered for in the community.
   • -Social services need to assess the needs of an elderly to provide them social care and support needs who are vulnerable. Includes staying home.
   • Strengths:
     • - Helps individual live independently in their own homes.
       • - Care plan will be written to make sure their needs are met
         • - Professionals work together to provide care.
           • - Local authorities MUST provide domiciliary (e.g. meals on wheels), day and respite services that help/enable individuals to live in their own homes.

2. Care Standards Act (2000)

   • - Aim of this Act is to standardise the level of care given to the service user in any residential care setting.
     • In other words, this Act makes sure that all residential settings provide same level of care. they have minimum standards that service users expect.

3. Carers Recognition & Services Act (1995)

   • - Act applies to family members (informal carers).
   • - Main aim of this Act is to support and protect informal carers in the community.

4. Mental Health Act (2007)

   • - This Act applies to everyone who suffer from a mental illness.
   • - Purpose of this Act is to protect individuals who are suffering from mental health problems.

5. Health Act (1999)

   • - This Act applies to EVERYONE.
   • - Main purpose of this Act is to pull down the wall that divides health services by the NHS from social services that are run by local councils.