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Pressure ulcers: are they are a safeguarding issue in care and nursing homes?

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Pressure ulcers: are they are a safeguarding issue in care and nursing homes?

Karen Ousey

27 September 2015

The impact of the Care Act (Department of Health [DH], 2014) and adult legislation such as the Mental Capacity Act (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2009) has resulted in closer scrutiny of care provision and outcomes for those living in residential and nursing homes.

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