Publisher's Synopsis
This is a companion volume to "Taking Good Care", a guide for care assistants. It is intended for owners and managers of residential care homes for older people, and covers the recent legislative changes which will affect the type of care which home owners and managers will be asked to provide in the years ahead.;The topics covered include setting up and running a home, the residents' viewpoint of their rights and needs, budgetary planning and an understanding of good care, and staff management and training. The book draws on research and recent thinking in management skills and in making good care work in residential homes.
