Care Homes for Younger Adults: Standards

HL Deb 14 September 2001 vol 627 cc16-7WA

Lord Mancroft

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in the light of the latest findings of the national treatment outcome research study, they will consider whether the national minimum standards for care homes for younger adults will undermine the ability of drug and alcohol treatment services to ensure residents' engagement with therapy and to prevent social isolation. [HL647]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The draft national minimum standards for care homes for younger adults place strong emphasis on meeting the assessed needs of service users and providing appropriate programmes of care. The Government have carried out an in-depth consultation exercise targeted specifically at service users with drug or alcohol problems and we will continue to take users' views into account when developing these standards.