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Recommendations for the future of residential care for older people in Scotland: summary

The introduction of national care standards and a strong and effective regulatory regime, along with a payment for quality agenda that has been devised to reward the best performing care homes, has delivered a general improvement in the overall quality of care provided.

However, the current mix of services within the care home market is not producing optimum outcomes, when viewed from a whole system and care user's perspective.

This document presents a summary of recommendations for the future of residential care for older people in Scotland.

Details
Published: 
2014
Publisher: 
Scottish Government