who celebrates her 100th birthday. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. home care companies say they are in crisis because they can t recruit enough staff to meet the growing demand. research commissioned by the bbc‘s panorama suggests nearly1 in 4 in the past three months alone. sian lloyd reports. good morning! amanda hfi péivélliéfifiéififithéflc s 800,000 home care workers. today, she is with former teacher william williams, who has multiple sclerosis. amanda is paid £7.55 an hour, just above the national living wage and, like many care workers, struggles to make ends meet. are not guaranteed. i did look into buying a house four years ago, but because i didn t have a contract they wouldn t allow me to buy l . 7, ,, ,,..-,l ,, w” llj, it s hard. it is hard. amanda is one of 200 staff employed by a family run company near bangor. vacancies and is struggling to take on new clients. last year, the company stopped providing care for one local council,
i struggle to find a word that?s one higher than crisis the llyn peninsula in north wales. it s eight o?clock in the morning, and home carer amanda is beginning her working day. her first call is in pwllheli. good morning! have you got your bleeper on? my bleeper, why? what bleeping time do you call this? amanda s one of the uk?s 800,000 home care workers, helping the elderly and disabled live independent lives at home. today, she s with former teacher william williams, it s just nice knowing that i could go out there and help other people and make sure that they re safe in their own home, and that they can actually stay home, and live at home in their own house, and don t have to go into care 51555: 3 a: £5,377 i m 72, remember. i haven t got much time left! we have! many years to go again! the girls. i has??? absolutely terrific. they re caring, they re understanding and they re full of fun. she s paid £7.55 an hour, just above the national living wage, but she s on a z
i think in a sense we?re probably at the point of near failure. the llyn peninsula in north wales. it s eight o clock in the morning, and home carer amanda is beginning her working day. her first call is in pwllheli. good morning! have you got your bleeper on? my bleeper, why? what bleeping time do you call this? amanda s one of the uk s 800,000 home care workers, helping the elderly and disabled live independent lives at home. today, she s with former teacher william williams, who has multiple sclerosis. it s just nice knowing that i could go out there and help other people and make sure that they re safe in their own home, and that they can actually stay home, and live at home in their own house, and don t have to go into care or anything like that. i m 72, remember. i haven t got much time left! we have! many years to go again! the girls, i have to admit, are terrific. absolutely terrific. they re caring, they re understanding and they re full of fun. like many carers, ama