When will people who have no care experience, no people skills even stop being allowed to own care homes.
In the past 10 years I have come across several owners who quite honestly should not have the title 'Responsible Person' next to their names on CQC registration documents. Just in Eastbourne alone I know of three owners who have consistently flouted the rules, have consistently been in receipt of a Poor rating or have been placed on Enforcement, yet they are still allowed to remain as Care home owners, this is a disgrace.
Many of these people have also been expanding their business empires, being allowed to acquire even more homes or in the case of one US based company build more homes. What is going on? I believe that owners of care homes should be placed on probation for a three year period as a minimum, in that time they should have to go on training courses designed for the safe running of Care Homes, then once they have successfully passed they should be monitored for the remainder of their probationary period.
At any time they should be able to have their care home seized if they consistently fail to provide a good stable home for the vulnerable people in their care. This could be in the form of a total ban of going into or communicating with the home, or being forced to employ someone who is able to run the homes properly without interference from the owners.
This country needs to change and it needs to do it fast, we are getting too many cowboy owners who are running rings around an increasingly helpless inspection unit which will not take the action needed to force these cowboys to provide good stable environments for their service users.
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Hmm...... very interesting post. I too have worked for this company in a position which involved close contact with the owner. During that time I saw several managers, in all establishments, come and go at a rapid pace. Most, if not all left on bad terms.... Were either dismissed or had to go sick just to get away. I have known managers and staff have monies deducted illegally and can assure you that any tribunal case you bring will be answered in your favour (as many have before yours!!). Offers of employment with this company should come with a health warning....... Good luck!
Thank you Lynn, the health warning will come in the form of a solicitors letter though, it appears as employees we can be abused, but retaliate in print and be sued or threaten to be sued, we will all have to rely on CQC inspection reports to show this unnamed company for what it really is.
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