Social Care

Margare93222061
Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
I have previously worked in a nursing home  Social care is very poorly structured.  It is money for people at the top of the tree

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  • Margare93222061
    Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
    Good afternoon @Beaver79  Social care does need to change it needs money investing in it.  People are living longer that is one of the problems. Taker care  Beaver Margaret 
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  • 2oldcodgers
    2oldcodgers Posts: 739 Connected
    I have previously worked in a nursing home  Social care is very poorly structured.  It is money for people at the top of the tree
    You are absolutely right. Profit above all else is what makes the business tick.
    Back in the 80's I had a few friends that bought poorly performing care homes on the cheap. They turned them around, not for the benefit of the residents but simply to increase the profit margins.
    They made quite a success of it, especially when the LA's were funding the residents - one ( a commander in the local fire brigade at the time) told me that it was like 'money for old rope'. Those that suffered were the staff (too few and poorly paid) and the residents who were offered little in way of comfort or outside life experiences. Bingo on a Friday night was the only entertainment offered.