Residential homes for elderly people : their costs and quality

This book examines both the quality and costs of residential care in homes for elderly people in the private, voluntary and statutory sectors.

The research was undertaken by a multi-disciplinary team of accountants, statisticians and experts in residential care and evaluating research.

It provides information essential for the planning, development and purchase of residential care following the implementation of the National Health and Community Care Act in April 1993.

It indicates ways in which quality of care can be improved without great additional cost and it provides detailed information about the costs of various components in the three sectors.