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Useful Downloads

Care Quality Commission 

This page provides you with free downloadable documents that are relevant to adult protection and elder abuse. These are reproduced here to assist you in your enquiries but please note that copyright remains with the authors/publishers of the individual documents.

Safeguarding Adults:
the Report into arrangements made by Local Authorities under the No Secrets guidance. 

National Minimum Standards for Care Homes
the standards against which the quality of care provision within Care Homes (including Nursing Homes) is measured by CSCI Inspectors.

National Minimum Standards for Domiciliary Care
the standards against which the quality of care provision within Care Homes (including Nursing Homes) is measured by CSCI Inspectors.

Care Homes for Older People
a guide to the National Minimum Standards and what residents can reasonably expect.

CSCI leaflet
The abuse of older people and what you can do to stop it.

CSCI leaflet
A comprehensive guide from CSCI on how to choose the right form of care, what questions to ask and what to look for, paying for care, and what to do if you are unhappy or experience abuse.

CSCI report on the management of medication in care homes 
A special study report on the management of medication for residents of care homes and children's homes.  A follow up study on the report produced by the NCSC two years previously 

More Information:

Action on Elder Abuse

Association of Directors of (Adult) Social Services

Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales

Care Quality Commission

Crown Prosecution Service

Department of Health (England and Wales)

Department of Constitutional Affairs

Key Adult Protection documents

Miscellaneous

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Public Guardianship Office

Social Care Institute for Excellence

Scottish Executive

Vetting and Barring