If you work in homecare or in the sector of private nursing, then you may be interested to know that home care providers and social workers who offer bespoke care packages are now having to hand back their contracts. This is impacting the mental health of those who work in the sector, and it just goes to show that this isn’t right at all. Nick Evans has gone on to explain that the fees are being paid by the council and that they were so low and even unsustainable that the annual loss would be too great if they were to continue. Evan has come out to say that the charity was also forced to subside the council for the general care that they had commissioned. Managers went as far as to demand a pay rise of over 13.1% and they asked for this from Wrexham Council. They wanted to be able to meet the 3% pay rise that staff wanted. That being said, the increase that they wanted was not granted. They said that they were not able to uplift with Wrexham Council and that they would have to make some changes in order to give people the support that they were looking for. They have been using a lot of their own resources to top salaries and they have also gone very much beyond their payments. Reserves will run out of things continue though and this is not sustainable over the long run. That is why action has to be taken now, to ensure that people are given the help that they need, to stay healthy. Of course, if you have been affected by this, then you may want to speak with others within the sector, as you will not be alone here.