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Moving into a care home things you need to know Department of Health

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 January 1996
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    1996
  • Pages:
    34
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown Copyright

This leaflet provides advice on entering a care home. It explains how to get help and where to turn for further information. It is divided into seven sections covering aspects such as choosing a care home, paying for a care home and complaints procedures. The final section contains a list of useful contacts.

No electronic version of this document is available.

This document has been replaced by The Complete Care Home Guide which is available free from Counsel and Care at:
Twyman House, 16 Bonny Street, London NW1 9PG
Tel: 0207 241 8555, fax: 0207 267 6877
email: advice@counselandcare.org.uk.

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