I read on the BBC website among others that there is a report suggesting that care provided in the home by local authorities to older adults may be overlooking human rights issues. Daniel2005@flickr An inquiry into this  was initiated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in November 2010 and will report in December 2011 [...]

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