Housing 21 Comment on Equality & Human Rights CommissionInquiry on Home Care
Pushpa Raguvaran, chief executive of Housing 21 said: “The EHRC inquiry has raised some very disturbing issues. Older people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect yet increasingly we are hearing of examples where care falls way short of expectation and throws into doubt the human rights of older people receiving home care.“As a leading provider of services for older people, Housing 21 welcomes any proposal that will lead to improvements in care services. Yesterday’s announcement by the Care Quality Commission that home care services are to be subject to fresh inspections is an