With the squeeze on Government spending there is concern that the quality of care given will reduce. As the care industry is very much a people driven industry if the amount being paid for care is falling then the amount of labour cost must fall to keep care businesses viable. In the Care Home setting this can result in lower numbers of carers and in the home care setting the use of cheaper labour or trying to do more i.e. rushing the care provided.
The fear is that a two tier system will emerge with private clients paying for the care that they require and state funded clients getting a poorer standard of care. With an increasing number of people getting older then there is real pressure on the system to be able to deliver the level of care required.
Our concern as a service provider is that we will not be able to tempt new carers into the market if we cannot afford to pay a high enough rate.
We can certainly vouch for the fact that there has been limited Government support for setting up our Care Agency and certainly no specific advice in the area of Care. The local authority has offered some support.
We agree with the main findings in the report that you will find a link to below. This report was commissioned by PriceWaterHouseCoopers.
Everycare are committed to delivering a high quality of home care and will not compromise on this at all.
By Mike Frizzell Everycare Central Hants www.everycarehants.co.uk