New figures show more than half of councils don’t insist that agencies pay staff for their travel between appointmentsUntil he was 90, Michael Robinson’s father, James, was an active man, taking the grandchildren to school and going out every day, but gradually Michael noticed his father slowing down and his mother, Pearl, repeating herself. His father had a fall in the house and stopped going out. Three years ago both parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and it was clear they would need a lot of help. James, 100, and Pearl, 88, live in their own home in south-east London, but rely on daily visits from care workers, a service that Robinson believes is vastly overstretched. Homecare staff visit the Robinsons three times a day, helping them get up and dressed, wash, take their medication and help them get ready for bed at the end of the day. In all, Robinson’s parents receive 3.5 hours of care a day. But all too often the care workers are unable to do everything they are supposed to. Related: Hard work, creativity, vision: the essentials of outstanding home care Continue reading…
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