title: Mind the protection gap.
abstract: The Human Rights Act 1998 asserts the equal dignity and worth of each and every one of us, but does that really apply to us all? The answer is clearly no. Thanks to the narrow interpretation of the law by the courts in 2002, when an older person crosses the threshold of a privately run care home they lose the protection of the Human Rights Act.
authors.affiliation: Sutton and Cheam.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burstow