This book is a much-needed revised and updated edition of Elders and the Law (PEPAR Publications, 1993). It describes the legal framework for working with older people following the UK National Health Service, the UK Community Care Act 1990, and the modernizing agenda in health and social care. Written by a social worker and a lawyer, the book highlights the opportunities for inter-professional working and combines professional perspectives on providing health and social care services in the community, on housing needs, on entering residential care, and on dealing with financial matters and end of life issues.