English local authority powers, responsibilities and guidelines for managing the care home closure process

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 921-936

  Williams, Jacquetta ^a   Netten, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Closures; Guidance; Older people; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144518201     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch217     Document Type: Article

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