Care homes have taken a huge knock lately. Covid has scared the general public, and the motivation to ‘put’ a loved one into care is lacking across the nation. It’s understandable- after all, care homes tend to become the scapegoated villain when things go wrong. This has, along with Covid deaths, led to a generalContinue reading “Now is the time to acquire state funded care homes”
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Death: what is our role?
People die. It is, ironically, a fact of life. When one of our residents die, we usually will have seen it coming. You see a decline in mobility, reduced appetite, reduced urine output, a lack of motivation….. but quite often family can be blind to all of this. Quite often I will encounter families pointingContinue reading “Death: what is our role?”
Substantive Justice vs. Formal Justice
Most people would agree that the role of law is to achieve justice, however justice is a term which can only be defined subjectively; it relates to an individual’s moral standpoints. A utilitarian may argue that justice is served when the greatest good is done for the greatest number, whereas a Marxist may assert thatContinue reading “Substantive Justice vs. Formal Justice”
