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: Current AwarenessLaw changed to protect elderly people paying for own care - The Guardian
By traceydennis
“The government will extend the Human Rights Act to protect up to 300,000 people who have been placed by local authorities in privately-run residential and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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