Take a look at this video. Does this mean the future for human carers looks bleak?
Do we human carers have to up our game?
What can we do about them?
During these past few days I have been visiting care homes for the elderly. At the end of my visit, quite often, I have left the property gasping for fresh air – the smell of urine has been so overpowering. What concerns me is that the old folk who nlive there experience the noxious smells all the time and the carers work in the environment all the time.
On the whole, everyone seems to believe that there is nothing they can do about it. I don’t believe this. This problem does not exist in ALL care homes. What are they doing right?
My turn to rant! Last week I checked national rail inquiries and found a price of £33 for one adult and one child return to London. Stupidly, I left it for a week and went to the station to purchase such tickets. “I want the cheapest times and tickets please for London”. ‘Sorry, can’t do that, you have to tell me when you want to go and I will tell you what it costs. Better to buy a railcard’.
“Why can’t you tell me?”
‘Because our system does not see different fares.’
So, according to the ticket office, they can’t tell when the cheap trains are but we can see them on the internet.
How mad is that?
For carers who have never booked train fares online, it turns out that often you can get much better deals by booking online, than you do, in person. It seems crazy, but there you go.
There are two main websites where you can obtain prices on your selected routes before booking.
Option 1:
The Train line is your first option of call to obtain prices on rail tickets. You can click the image above to visit their website and see for yourself.
Option 2:
The national rail website is also easy to navigate and you can simply select your places of departure and arrival, as well as your preferred dates and times. Click the image above to visit the National Rail Website.
Carers, how do you most prefer to get around while you’re on assignment, and between assignments? Bus? Rail? Car?
Do you have any tips to share on getting around affordably?
Please leave a comment with your suggestions.
(British Railway photo courtesy of psd)
A great deal of market research has been done in terms of the necessity for carers to have a body (non-union) which can promote their cause, give practical advice, offer tax, legal and insurance advice at discounted rates. The response from organisations, some employers and carers themselves has been overwhelmingly positive from what I understand.
There are some employers who feel threatened – I wonder why?
Do we carers feel threatened?
Surely, caring is a profession and as such qualified carers need to map out their career path to higher placements.
If we are serious about our profession then surely we need a professional body to support us.
Am I imagining things or are there an awful lot of overweight carers?
This can be an emotive subject because some carers have such a bad image of themselves. It opens a whole can of worms!
Accusations made by clients in workplace situations are many and varied and can have dramatic effects on the lives both personal and professional of carers.
For those of us who think we are “just a carer”, think again. Whether you are qualified or not, if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could be suspended with immediate effect while police investigations are undertaken.
The consequences of this, even though you are cleared could be unsatisfactory. How does “the case is dropped because there is insufficient evidence” grab you? Does that mean that you could be guilty but we can’t prove it or that you are innocent?
Does any carer out there have experience in this? What advice can you give? How did the matter get resolved?
Visit www.professionalcarers.co.uk for great support!
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