Don't owe me
The Care home sector is struggling especiallythe large operators, loaded with debt.
That’s problem, everything is loaded with debt, my prediction is another financial crash sooner than we think!
I think they are doing the same thing as the banks did. Pay fat cat salaries at the top; rack up as much debt as possible knowing that when the system fails the government is going to be forced to bail them out.
Wages at the lower end of the scale are a contributary factor to poor service levels but not the whole reason. Doubling wages won't improve the quality of service. A lot of it is down to their working environment, ticking boxes and a lack of motivation. A relative of ours works in that sector and she says the majority of the staff couldn't care less about their patients. Staff shortages are the norm because of high staff illness - injuried backs and stress being the main excuses.
She says that the problems started when the councils passed the care responsibility over to the private sector and sold off their empty care homes for redevelopment. Building new homes to higher standards cost a lot of money.