Ninety Year Old Man Made to Wait Eight Hours
We are not sure about how well out-of-hours public care services are being run or what priority is being given to the elderly. Recently we visited a client for his evening call around 7pm but during the visit he began to feel unwell and collapsed into a dining chair. The Care Worker attending him could […]
Home Care Preferable to Hospital Care for the Elderly
Working in Home Care in Hampshire we get to meet patients that have been discharged from the local NHS Hospital with mixed views on how they have been cared for. Hospitals have been found by the CQC to be failing in delivering basic care in the areas of nutrition and dignity. It may only be […]
Free Seminar – Who will pay for long term care?
With an ageing population, Long Term Care provision is becoming a more prevalent issue. One in four people are likely to need Long Term Care in the future, and provision for this eventuality is very often dismissed until there is an immediate need. Indeed, for those receiving care or wishing to increase that care, there […]
Home Care – Raising Stroke Awareness
Often people who have strokes, after initial hospitalisation, are sent home with home care to rehabilitate but rather than ending up in this position it is best to be aware about how to prevent strokes. There have been adverts on the television showing people what to look out for when a person is having a […]
Home Care Worker Steals Despite CRB Check
Home Care workers all must have CRB checks done before working with vulnerable people but the system is not watertight. A Care Worker in Leicestershire called Maxine Singh was allowed to work with the elderly despite having 33 previous convictions. Maxine Singh pleaded guilty to stealing from a 71-year-old father, her conviction was a suspended […]
Home Care Cuts
As we approach the end of the financial year for Government organisations we are concerned over the future of funding for Social Care or Home Care. The biggest cuts in Goverment spending are front loaded into fiscal year 2011/12 which means that the full impact of cuts is yet to hit. The local Government budget […]
UK Best for End-of-Life Care – More Care at Home Needed
In many countries the end-of-life care is just not there. The Lien Foundation of Singapore commissioned a study to look at the end-of-life care services in 40 countries. While “quality-of-life” is a common phrase, “quality-of-death” is considered far less. According to the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) while more than 100 million people are in […]
Is there a crisis coming in Care?
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 […]
How are you being looked after in your old age?
This was found in the house of a friend’s mother after she passed away. I expect she never complained about the home care she got and even goes on to thank them for the work they did. See what you think for yourself. On being looked after by the social services and how to learn […]
Temozolomide Recall – Do you have any in your home?
For those receiving Care at Home we want to make you aware of this Drug Recall. This drug is used in the treatment of Brain Tumours. A Drug Alert has been issued, recalling some Temozolomide (sometimes known as TMZ) capsules made by Hospira. This follows reports of the capsules splitting and leaking powder. If you […]
Preparation For Living At Home With Alzheimer’s Disease Or Dementia
Care for the Elderly can be stressful but even more so when the loved one has Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Creating a safe home environment can ease some of this stress, and getting needed time away from elderly care by employing an at home care service can also help. Creating a safe environment removes the […]
Many may be working into their 70’s.
Under the current law there is a default retirement age of 65; this means that once you turn 65 your employer can retire you. Often a person turning 65 now is not ready to retire or does not have enough pension or savings to want to retire. The Government is considering abolishing or raising the […]
Falls In The Over 65s Cost NHS £4.6 Million A Day
People that receive home care have their homes risk assessed for trips and falls to point out to them potential problems, but people, also, need to take responsibility for their fitness as they grow older. People need to be aware of the simple steps that can be taken to help prevent the potentially devastating consequences […]
Our Professional Care Is There To Avoid This
These words from Outside Left are causing me to remember that I have knuckles: “Slowly but surely, the true picture is emerging of widespread failure involving many people in different services.“ I didn’t have a Baby P, but I had the equivalent of Baby P. She had a longer life than Baby P, but an […]