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Act two, seen one
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 6.1.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that the 1984 Registered Homes Act is in need of review - the situation ten years on is far different from when the legislation was enacted.
Open to abuse
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.11.93, 1993, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on concern being raised by the UKCC, where over a quarter of disciplinary hearings this year have related to abuse by nurses in private nursing homes.
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.
Home truths
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.3.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Clients in residential care are not immune from HIV/AIDS, yet training for staff is virtually non-existent. Reports on a new multi-agency document produced in Kent, called CHAIN (The Country HIV/AIDS Network), which offers residential staff some good practice pointers.
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.
Above suspicion?
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.10.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Allegations of abuse against people with learning difficulties in two privately run homes in Buckinghamshire shows the need for vigilance among staff. Asks how staff might detect abuse and suggests ways in which they should deal with their suspicions.
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.
Homing instincts
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.11.97, 1997, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how an expansion of residential care is being proposed as one element of Sir William Utting's wide-ranging review of children's services. Asks who is going to provide it, local authorities or charities, and what its future relationship to foster care should be.
Big ideas
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 12.11.92, 1992, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Shane Ellis, Leeds social services children's rights officer; Tony Laughland of 'Who Cares?' magazine; Marian Lowe, director of the National Foster Care Association and Alex Saddington from the National Association of Young People in Care, Wales debate the needs of care leavers.