Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Social care is on the critical list. But Dilnot won't cure it | Polly Toynbee

A nation that spends less than 0.5% in the elderly can not expect anything but a decrepit system. We can do better

Another week, another surprise at home. The family of a resident in the Ash Court Care Centre in London a hidden camera in a clock and apparently caught a care worker repeatedly slapping, and shouting abuse at his mother crazy with other members to join staff

The victim was a woman of 80 years, before dinner, he appeared on camera crying like he was beaten in the face. The family suspected something was wrong when she cried every time we visit, but it explains the past. Police arrested a worker suspended men and four women at home, led by forest health, which has what your site friendly "family houses" to calls across the country. The scandal of these stores at the end of his life will deteriorate, remaining on the rate cut, relegated to the margins of political concerns, regulatory inspections effective hunger reduction by 70%.

money can not guarantee friendly service, but the lack of extreme cruelty makes cruelty, neglect and sometimes almost inevitable. Worksheet was poor: in 2004, total care of the elderly has increased social 0.1% in real terms, despite a growing number of very elderly people. In the same period, social security spending has increased by 25 billion pounds of recording. AgeUK and other charitable organizations estimate that residential home care and £ 3 billion below the amount needed for harmonization with minimum government standards. The political imperative is always on the Social Security Fund, without well-being - a good reason why some suggest requiring funding under a budget

Cameron and Osborne

claim their only cut off the fat of the years of Labour spending. But no effort of his thin hands, even in the real world could claim social assistance was anything but a pitiful skeleton and services. However, in the councils of the past year have reduced the attention of a devastating 8.4%, while inflation is at 4.5%. Social assistance has risen from the grave to the list of critics. Fortunately for the government secrets behind the walls of nursing homes, or hidden in homes, neglect and cruelty remain invisible and poorly paid staff, the agency has trained very little time for washing and feeding nothing for the "care".

Andrew Dilnot

next week publishes its report on welfare. But its owner aims to touch any of the foregoing. Its mission is to solve a problem that can not be thought that the most urgent of all in these times of discomfort - to relieve the owners of the burden of paying so much for your care at the nursing home


Naturally all medical charities, including AgeUK, are enthusiastic. What is not reduced as invoices for some? Just as naturally, the Treasury is shaking his sword to any suggestion to pay more:. If this happens in all there is to be a White Paper and legislation over time, but without the possibility of its application after the next election


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