I get so frustrated with the way the same concerns about care regarding dementia are repeated. This is a problem not just for those who have to deal with it dirrectly now but a problem that is going to face a very high proportion of everyone during their lifetimes.
Just focusing on one curent issue....there are many I know but this is topical.
We are currently in a media storm over Nurse's pay....what about the pay of care staff who are invariably paid a pittance and have none of the protections of sick pay, strong Trade unions or properly focused public support.
We laud and praise how brilliant they are but where is the lobying of politicians or the media to get them a pay rise or a one off bonus payment? The failure to pay them properly has probably also caused major problems with the spread of Covid in homes. Low paid without a safety net of sick pay, is it not suprising that some will continue to work when not 100%.
how many of you have contacted your MP or Care home about the need for proper sick pay for care home staff?
Care homes are a big business. With obvious exceptions they are run, as a business to make money. Care is a growth industry where some of the big players are making a lot of money precisely because they can get away with cheap labour and poor working practices. When the care groups complain about loosing money it is nearly always because they have heavily geared the businesses with debt to give them that opportunity.
The next time one of the major groups talks about oging into liquidation perhaps it is time for their bluff to be called. Let it fail, Buy the assets (not the debt) for what they are worth and continue the business in public ownership.
We don't like to criticise care homes because of the care they provide. But we should criticise the industry which has failed to protect their staff and allowed unacceptable prcatices to continue. Care homes have been given millions to help with infection control. Perhaps they should have used some of that to provide sick pay for their staff.
Just focusing on one curent issue....there are many I know but this is topical.
We are currently in a media storm over Nurse's pay....what about the pay of care staff who are invariably paid a pittance and have none of the protections of sick pay, strong Trade unions or properly focused public support.
We laud and praise how brilliant they are but where is the lobying of politicians or the media to get them a pay rise or a one off bonus payment? The failure to pay them properly has probably also caused major problems with the spread of Covid in homes. Low paid without a safety net of sick pay, is it not suprising that some will continue to work when not 100%.
how many of you have contacted your MP or Care home about the need for proper sick pay for care home staff?
Care homes are a big business. With obvious exceptions they are run, as a business to make money. Care is a growth industry where some of the big players are making a lot of money precisely because they can get away with cheap labour and poor working practices. When the care groups complain about loosing money it is nearly always because they have heavily geared the businesses with debt to give them that opportunity.
The next time one of the major groups talks about oging into liquidation perhaps it is time for their bluff to be called. Let it fail, Buy the assets (not the debt) for what they are worth and continue the business in public ownership.
We don't like to criticise care homes because of the care they provide. But we should criticise the industry which has failed to protect their staff and allowed unacceptable prcatices to continue. Care homes have been given millions to help with infection control. Perhaps they should have used some of that to provide sick pay for their staff.