brightonlass2009
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Well half wrong at least. The Argus printed an article about council run care being £21.50 an hour to get somebody 'washed, dressed and fed in their own home.'
Now the £21.50 figure is correct, but that's only for council run care. When it comes to private care agencies the council expect the companies to implement the same car for between £12.50 and £14.50 an hour, even though it is the same job. We even wrote to the Argus about this and they were allegedly going to print it, however obviously the story wasn't sensationalised enough for them.
Also care is no longer about getting somebody washed, dressed and fed. These carers have qualifications in first aid, medication training, hoisting training, with most now having NVQ level 2 and National Diploma Qualifications. However that doesn't sound good enough and doesn't sell papers does it?
Sad, it's screwed over a certain companies fight against the council. Great!
Now the £21.50 figure is correct, but that's only for council run care. When it comes to private care agencies the council expect the companies to implement the same car for between £12.50 and £14.50 an hour, even though it is the same job. We even wrote to the Argus about this and they were allegedly going to print it, however obviously the story wasn't sensationalised enough for them.
Also care is no longer about getting somebody washed, dressed and fed. These carers have qualifications in first aid, medication training, hoisting training, with most now having NVQ level 2 and National Diploma Qualifications. However that doesn't sound good enough and doesn't sell papers does it?
Sad, it's screwed over a certain companies fight against the council. Great!
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