`A reference book for elderly people, their carers, and service providers, who will appreciate its clarity and well organised content.' - Professional Social Work`A triumph of patience and thorough exactitude. ... This book is indispensable.' - Baseline`A useful reference work for advisers, teachers and service-providers. It provides a quick, accessible account of a large number of legal provisions, administrative practices and policies relating to elderly people' - Ageing and Society`compact and easy to read' Journal of Social Work Practice`Service providers and non-lawyers seeking to advise older folk and their carers will find in this book a good outline of the legal framework which constitutes the `system' in relation to support for elderly clients or patients.' Ian Purvis, Legal Adviser, Age Concern, in Issues in Social Work Education