Thanks to Katie French and the Reading Chronicle for the Headline.
Perhaps this Headline says a lot about how home care is monitored or indeed not monitored.
Fortunately the 94 year old lady in question had two children who wanted to ensure that she was getting the care that they expected. Unfortunately in the sons words they found that there was no system in place to check that the two 45 minute visits were being done each day and that the tasks that were required were being completed.
Neighbours, who obviously cared for the old lady noticed that the carers car parked on the drive for a long time and that only 7 minutes was spent in the house caring for the lady. The care Company said that time on the drive counted as part of the visit. ( I’m sure this is not what anyone meant when the contract was set up).
Fortunately the lady’s children were able to support her in getting the proper care, however , as her children say a lot of people don’t have that support and is their care being neglected? I think it’s a worry that when you think a 45 minute is being made , that sitting outside in a car on someone’s driveway counts toward that time.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
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