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Elderly & disable people go Missing
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Annx | Report | 2 Aug 2018 21:58 |
I so agree with you Tess that poor pay doesn't always equal a poor job being done! Not everyone is just interested in the pay and care work experience gained is invaluable experience for other jobs too. In DWP the clerical assistants are only paid pence more than care workers, but when I worked there, many of them did it to supplement their partner's pay and were more interested in the actual work helping people and the comradeship they got. FIL had such good care from the workers, he said they were the best friends he'd ever had. |
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TessAkaBridgetTheFidget | Report | 2 Aug 2018 21:27 |
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TessAkaBridgetTheFidget | Report | 2 Aug 2018 21:23 |
In the late eighties I worked overnight in a care home. Yes, I was paid peanuts, but I believe that I was a dedicated worker, and worked very hard. |
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David | Report | 2 Aug 2018 21:03 |
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Barbra | Report | 2 Aug 2018 20:52 |
Care homes cost a lot of money know they have to pay staff wages & overheads but surely they should also provide top security .every one in these homes would imagine have family but if not they are all human beings & deserve privacy protection .& care .When you look round though there are a lot of council cut backs Community care has been hit hard .we use to do allsorts of jobs personal care .shopping cleaning .keeping people company but now years later microwave meal sign my paper 10 minutes top .times have changed but not for the better sad |
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David | Report | 2 Aug 2018 20:51 |
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Annx | Report | 2 Aug 2018 19:58 |
I agree with Sharron and Detective about the wearing of devices as I know when FIL had dementia he would have found a way to remove anything like that! As was said, they don't think they need these things! Also, despite having to put his name in his clothes, he was often wearing things that weren't his, so that wouldn't have helped either. I think the only answer is better security. FIL used to tell us all the ways to get out and that he knew where the keys to the doors and gates that locked were kept. The security code keypad to leave the building could have had a shield around it to prevent residents watching you key the code in, as it was a major problem for us distracting FIL from trying to see it whenever we left. Also the main gates which were locked and only opened when you gave your details, were left wide open at times. A lot of sloppiness in these things is often because management don't have a robust monitor and check system in place. |
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Bunnyboo | Report | 2 Aug 2018 13:08 |
Easy to say David, but like Barbara, I worked for Care in the Community for over twenty years, and recruiting the right sort of staff was a extremely difficult. One of the main issues was pay and conditions (!!) which is a major issue throughout the care industry. If you pay peanuts we all know the result!! |
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David | Report | 2 Aug 2018 10:19 |
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Barbra | Report | 2 Aug 2018 08:25 |
Morning David its very sad when these things happen but honestly what can be done to keep people safe .big question |
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David | Report | 2 Aug 2018 08:06 |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 1 Aug 2018 19:30 |
Problem with putting name labels in clothes for people in care homes is that I am hearing more and more stories about care homes in both England and here NOT returning clothes to their owners after they've been laundered :-( |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 1 Aug 2018 19:11 |
I have a label on my walking stick - leave it too often in supermarket trolleys! |
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Barbra | Report | 1 Aug 2018 18:37 |
Good idea just to add what about putting labels in people's clothes Name & phone no the way we did when our children started school that could help maybe .. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 1 Aug 2018 17:51 |
OH's grandmother was a wanderer after she became demented ........... hale and healthy but living in the past. |
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Barbra | Report | 1 Aug 2018 12:06 |
I know of personal alarms as once I was a carer in the community & many of service users had either necklace or wrist band a neighbour or call centre key holder could get help much rather an elderly or family member have some sort of devise to be tracked & found before a tragic event .were do you draw the line on keeping tabs & privacy |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 1 Aug 2018 11:24 |
Its just the same with personal pendant-style safety alarms. They 'don't need it'...until they do then they can't get to where they left it! |
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Sharron | Report | 1 Aug 2018 11:06 |
With my own experience of elderly and disable I doubt he would have worn it! |
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Barbra | Report | 1 Aug 2018 10:46 |
Like me it hurts to read about people going missing from home or Nursing homes .why don't people with illness and vunerable have a tag or alarm devise so they could be tracked if they wander off .would it work ? also could apply to children it can happen so quickly & a simple devise could save heartache & worry .? Barbara |
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