If you work in homecare or if you work in private nursing then you may be interested to know that there are currently issues with the broken care system. Those who have worked with bespoke care packages or even those who are social workers and offer mental health support are finding that they have to try and reduce the amount of pressure that is on social care and they also have to make sure that they do not fall back on the pledge that Boris Johnson has made.
Those who work in social care have tried to urge Sunak so that they can explain how broken the system is and to also find out if anything can be done to try and tackle the current workplace shortage. This is especially the case when you look at the social care sector. At the end of the day, people with dementia are now facing poor care and they are also facing very large catastrophic costs. They are facing impossible choices on top of this and for this reason, an urgent reform is needed. It is important to have an important timeline for delivery and in particular, the care cap is going to be put into place.
If more is not done to try and stop this disaster now then it is important to know that any further changes won’t be as effective because the damage that has been done will be too much. The government are also rumoured to be rolling back the main flagship pledge and this is going to put a cap on care costs in the year 2023. If this does get reversed then this is going to really impact the sector and it is going to mean disastrous things for the future.
The homecare sector is struggling right now and so is the industry of private nursing. What’s interesting to know though is that some new research has been released and this has shown that those who sit and watch television for long periods of time are not only at risk of mental health issues, but also dementia. If you offer bespoke care packages or if you find that you work with social workers quite a lot then you may know that a lot of people who do this, do so because they are not able to do anything else. Researchers from a Californian university have come out to say that what people do when they are sat down, truly does matter. Passive activities, which can include sitting down to watch television really does increase your risk of developing a mental health issue. This is significantly higher than you would experience if you were sitting down reading or if you were sat at a computer.
Everyone knows from a lot of past studies that simply watching TV uses a very low level of muscle activity and it also uses less energy as well. Basic research has shown that reduced activity is actually linked to low levels of blood flow in the brain and this is very bad to say the least. Researchers are using a lot of self-reported data and they are also taking note of 500,000 people who are in the UK. They are trying to look at any possible correlations between sedentary leisure activity and dementia, especially when you look at older adults. Who knows what this research is going to mean in the future but at the end of the day, it looks like more has to be done to ensure that people are given the support that they need.
If you work in the sector of homecare or if you work in private nursing then you should know that patients are at an increased risk if no investments are made. This is especially the case when you look at the mental health care that is being given. Of course, the mental health of social workers and those who offer bespoke care packages are also going to be affected as well.
Only two out of five people are actually able to leave hospital when they are ready, and it looks like the CQC chief has sent out a warning saying that there has to be a step up in change and that more has to be done to try and retain social care staff. People are going to be at an increased risk of harm if something is not done here as well. The CQC have come out with an annual assessment and they have said that over the last year, it would seem that the health system is at a gridlock and that it is not going to be able to work as well as it could.
It has been reported that most people are actually receiving very good care, when they are able to access it of course. The one thing is that too often, they are not able to get the care that they need. In addition to this it would seem that social care has been reduced and that there is an unmet need too. Something has to change here at the end of the day and more has to be done to make sure that everyone is not only given the support they need, but that they are also receiving a level of care that is appropriate for their needs.
