title: Community care.
abstract: On 1 April 1993 the community care legislation was implemented, heralding a new approach to the assessment of people's needs in the community. This article outlines how community care is working in practice and explores some of the key issues affecting clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Older People's Services, Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, National Temperance Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neuberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D004739:England; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D012112:Residential Facilities