By Paul Lloyd

The government's plans for self-directed care will reduce checks on elder abuse to dangerously low levels, yet be more intrusive

Separating the care management role from the adult protection role, as envisaged in the Department of Health's Transforming Social Care (2008), could have serious repercussions for elder abuse.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/09/light-touch-supervision-threat.html

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Posted 5 Sep 2008 11:59 AM by The Social Care Experts Blog | Report Abuse

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