people waiting for help. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt reports. hello, june. this will be one of four care visits that will be made tojune at her home near redcar during the day. have you had a nice morning? yes, it s been all right. ah, good. but today s research by council bosses says an increasing number of people who are older or disabled are having to wait for care services like this. are you feeling all right, june? forjune, the help s vital, and it means she can stay with her husband. we re going to spin you around into your chair, all right? it is very important to me, not being able to walk. yeah, because we always get two carers coming. that means you can enjoy being at home? oh, yeah. brilliant. the key problem is a shortage of care staff. both karen and sadie love what they do, but understand why some don t want a job which, in their case, pays
a growing shortage of care workers, made worse by low pay rates and the cost of living crisis. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt. hello! are you all right? this is one of the four care visits a day that ralph and pat rely on. you had a nice morning, ralph? he has parkinson s, and they wouldn t cope in their own home near redcar without this support. you rely on your carers to look after him properly, don t you? you know? so ~~ - i mean, it s something i couldn t do. i can t handle him at all. there ll be time to look after myself now. just the two tablets this afternoon, ralph, all right? but today s research by council bosses says an increasing number of people who are older or disabled are having to wait for care services like this. one reason is a shortage of care staff. right, we ll pop your chair up a bit. both sadie and karen love what they do, but understand why with the cost of living rising some don t want to do a job
more(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local government workers in Enugu state, South East Nigeria, may soon start smiling home with the new minimum wage salary package like their other colleagues in the Ministries and agencies, as the Council Chairmen have expressed their disposition towards doing the needful in that regard . This followed a passionate appeal to […]
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