The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a new, easy-to-understand guide to home care and the human rights of those in care - aimed at older people, their families and friends.
'Your rights to home care' aims to empower older people – by making sure that they know they are entitled to a home care service which respects their human rights, however funded.
It also aims to instruct people on what to do if those rights are at risk.
A lifeline to older people
Baroness Sally Greengross, the Home Care inquiry Lead Commissioner, said: 'We hope that this guide will offer a lifeline to older people and their support networks in helping them to understand what their rights to home care are.
'Choosing a home care service for yourself or a loved one can be a complicated and emotional process so any help the Commission can offer to provide clarity has to be a good thing.'
The guide features information about what to look for when searching for a home care provider, as well as a checklist of rights home care users are entitled to.
It also includes case studies and details on how to make a complaint, should the need arise.
View the guide: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legal-and-policy/inquiries-and-assessments/inquiry-into-home-care-of-older-people/
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s a regulator, the Commission bases its decisions and policy making on a robust evidence / intelligence base. The Commission's Library has drafted a selection of equality themed reading lists to support business projects and priorities. These lists cover our equality, human rights and good relations mandates, and our seven equality strands and are published for wider consumption:
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From CQC:
Read our latest report into equality and diversity in our workforce.
This report looks at staffing statistics relating to age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation in CQC. It has been published as part of our duty under the Equality Act 2010.
The findings from this report are based on our workforce in September 2011.
More information: http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/news/equality-our-workforce |
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The guides provide an overview of the equality duty, including the general equality duty, the specific duties and who they apply to. They cover what public authorities should do to meet the duty. This includes steps that are legally required, as well as recommended actions.
Separate guidance (and Codes of Practice) on the equality duty will be available from the Commission for Scotland and Wales.
All the guides now have been revised (December 2011 and January 2012) to reflect the final version of the specific duty regulations.
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This guide offers practical advice on how equality and diversity can be mainstreamed in third sector organisations. It has been designed to help third sector organisations tailor action on diversity to their particular organisation. The guide is arranged in sections spanning the case for equality and diversity; the legislation; the role of leadership; integrating equality with policy and procurement; and what to monitor.
This guide is primarily for chief executives of any small or medium-sized third sector organisation. It can also be useful to trustees or members of boards; chairs of trustees; and staff who work with boards and trustees.
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