Wednesday, 16 July 2014

The Cost of Care?

In my care home we get the Social Services top rate which equates to £66.90 per day per resident.
For this cost we have to provide:


  • Three meals, two of which must be hot and a choice of meals, 
  • Personal care if required, 
  • All heating, 
  • Lighting, 
  • Water for washing and bathing, 
  • Endless drinks throughout the day, 
  • Snacks, 
  • Biscuits, 
  • Activities, 
  • Escorts to appointments
  • Laundry service
I used to go away during the summer to archery competitions and had to stay in Bed and Breakfast, the cheapest I could find was usually £35 - £40 per night without any of the extra's we are supposed to provide. I do not understand how the Government can expect good care homes to survive and get good staff, supply training and everything else we are expected to provide on such a low fee, then of course the poor carers get National Minimum wage because homes cannot survive on this low low income.

With an ageing population I know this will be a major problem, but care homes will go bankrupt and then places that are needed will be lost. The cut backs are not efficient because instead of cutting services they should increase financial efficiency which the NHS and the government seem unable to do, one major cut would be to put a cap on managers and their wages some of whom get massive salaries, yet fail to provide a good service.

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