Breaching article 8 by making it a condition of ongoing care that one moves home to new supported living

Registration law re care homes and independent living

Registration Issues in England relevant to the ongoing difficulty about the distinction between care homes and independent living: Under the old law, since repealed, ‘care homes’ were establishments which provided care (defined as ‘assistance with bodily functions’, now personal care or nursing) together withaccommodation. The meaning of ‘together with’ has been held, in case law that is binding on everyone, […]

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Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority, ex p Perry [2001] Lloyd’s Rep Med 73 (QBD)

Closure – hospital — home for life – consultation It was necessary to consider the individual circumstances of each resident of a long-stay hospital for people with profound learning disabilities before making a decision to close the hospital. It was also necessary to look at all that the health authority had said to the residents

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