elderly care homes and the cqc

source-By Philip Spiers FirstStop Advice

How come many private care homes in the UK employ unskilled cheap labour from overseas countries? Lewis Fitzroy, Cardiff.

In recent years, there has been a strong shift by care home operators to providing training for care workers to reach levels of NVQ that demonstrate caring skills. The care home sector would argue that councils do not pay them sufficient rates to allow them to pay more than the minimum wage for carers.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for registering providers of care services and, through monitoring, ensuring they continue to meet essential standards of quality and safety.

elderly care-they deserve much more

SOURCE-By Philip Spiers FirstStop Advice

Why are we not actively encouraging elderly people's families to help care for them? Surely it is cheaper to pay them a wage than it is to fund care homes? I understand some have complex needs. But, as my time as a carer has taught me, most want company and a cup of tea and a hot meal. Sarah Moorby, Kendal.

The NHS and social services are under resourced! No wonder they struggle to give adequate care. "Concerned".

The Dilnot Commission's proposals are specifically about England

This is clearly so and recent polls have suggested that people are quite prepared to contribute towards a social care system in partnership with government. It requires the government to look at ways of funding the shortfall, which has been estimated previously at a cost of around £4bn compared with the £1.7bn estimated to implement the Dilnot Commission's recommendations.