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- 'Oral health and the maintenance of continence are the cornerstones of dignity in Health' say healthcare experts at R&RA Conference on Health and wellbeing in care homes - (9 July 2009)

- Survey of care homes inspection reports shows too much tolerance of poor practice - (6 May 2009)

- Charity questions Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)'s report of improvement in care home standards - (27 January 2009)

- Care, Support and Independence - (1 December 2008)

- Self-funders seeking help and information about moving into care are neglected by the system says new report from the R&RA - (23 July 2008)

- ‘Care home residents have the right to equitable access to comprehensive, high quality health services like any other citizens’ say delegates at R&RA conference on health services for care home residents - (17 July 2008)

- Care home charity teams up with Comic Relief to improve care - (3 July 2008)

- 'Star ratings don’t add up' says national care home charity - (7 May 2008)

- National charity representing care home residents and their relatives expresses grave concern at the number of care homes still failing to reach minimum standards - (30 January 2008)

- Relatives’ charity wants government to improve care funding - (7 January 2008)

- “Frail older people deserve respect and dignity, not restraint,” says care home charity.(17 December 2007)

- Care home charity calls upon the government to tackle the unfair sex bias ...(10 December 2007)

- The R&RA condemns the use of anti-psychotic drugs as the option ...(4 December 2007)

- R&RA announces NEW Partnership Advice Line

- Volunteers in Care Homes for Older People:  An underused opportunity?

- Cornwall abuse of people with learning difficulties - older people next?

- Whose human rights? Extending the Human Rights Act to cover independently run care homes

- Moving Stories : The impact of admission into a care home on residents' partners

- Changing the frequency of care home inspections - R&RA slams Department of Health & CSCI proposals