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A place in the sun
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 16.8.90, 1990, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Residencia Carmen is a publicly owned residential care home for the elderly in Spain - very large by British standards, but with the feel of a holiday complex rather than an institution.
Divides and rules
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.12.93, 1993, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Increasing dependency in many residential homes means that many homes now look after elderly people who need specialist care, but are prevented from employing nurses to provide it.
Made to care
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.8.97, 1997, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how Sefton Council's attempt to exploit a loophole in the law and force elderly people to use most of their savings to pay for residential and nursing care has failed following a legal challenge by Help the Aged.
Dual care
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.2.94, 1994, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In theory residential homes are not supposed to provide nursing care, however it seems that distinctions between residential and nursing homes are becoming increasingly blurred. Asks whether it is time to change the registration process.
Running on empty?
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 14.5.92, 1992, p.13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Many private residential home owners are fearing that community care implementation will lead to a demand for far fewer residential beds, and that transferring DSS money to SSDs may have a further adverse effect on their homes.
No thanks for the memories
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.12.98, 1998, pp.33-35.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Holocaust survivor's long-buried traumatic memories can re-emerge late in their lives. Reports on how carers have to be sensitive to the survivors' tragic experiences.
The doctors' pawns
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Caring Times, October 1997, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on how GPs are angry about the amount of time and skill they devote to elderly people in care homes. GPs argues that more money is the answer.
Council of optimism
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 14.5.98, 1998, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Social workers are long overdue for regulation by a statutory body. Argues there is a possibility that residential and nursing homes may still slip through the net.