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A brief history of healthcare provision in London
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VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS
HOMES FOR THE AGED From Tudor times many charitable institutions provided homes for the aged. These took the form of poorhouses, almshouses or asylums, mainly intended to provide shelter, rather than nursing care, for those still able to lead independent lives. During the late 19th century many Poor Law infirmaries had in effect become residential care homes for poor aged and infirm people, that is, those who had become too old and ill to care for themselves. It has been estimated that some 4% of the aged population lived in infirmaries (about the same percentageas those today living in state-supported care). CHARITABLY-FUNDED HOMES Hill Homes Sir Thomas Lipton Memorial Home HOMES FUNDED BY RELGIOUS CHARITIES Association of Jewish Refugees: Jewish Home of RestSt Anne's House St Joseph's Home for the Elderly St Peter's Harbour for Aged Women St Peter's Residence KING'S FUND HOMES and HALFWAY HOUSES Beechgrove Home for the Aged Sick WhittingtonNHS-FUNDED HOMES and HOSPITALS By the 1980s government policy had changed. To save money within the NHS, it was decided to close geriatric hospitals and the responsibility for placing the elderly in residential nursing homes passed to local authorities. Next section: Military Previous section: Homes for inebriates Return to Contents list |
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