To think most care work is absolutely rubbish

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Not all jobs I'm sure, I imagine there are some fantastic ones that people will tell me about on here.
But having worked at various homes through an agency, it's a shambles.
It's back-breaking, literally. Lots of lifting residents and supporting their body weight when hoists are meant to be used.
Residents who are high falls risks but the home can't afford a one-to-one for everyone.
Many staff on 9.50 an hour, some pay a bit more.
Agencies pay more but holiday pay is in your wage.
Some staff speak to each other (and you) like absolute trash. In 4 of the places I've been to i was bullied.
Residents treated like babies, spoken about like they aren't there.
Shouted at by staff.
Pressure for staff to do overtime. I remember they used to ring up people who were on annual leave to try and get them on.
Tons of bitchiness in the home.
Very rarely see any of the so-called activities happening.
It's awful, the residents deserve better.
It's not fair on staff either.

I agree. I had a mh breakdown, largely caused by the job imo.

Yup.

I spent 20 years working in nursing homes.

My back will never recover. Loads of lifting. And hoists aren’t fit for purpose - you still have to push the bastard thing, they’re metal, with the added weight of a person. And just getting the sling on some people is aback breaking activity.

And 2 carers for 20+ residents? Ridiculous. The care we gave was crap, we were too thinly stretched.

Rewarding it was not.

I work in supported living now. I absolutely love it.

Not good is it, yes you get good places and bad places. Glad I work in a place that's not like that.

The whole care system is broken though isn't it?it's such a hard and important job but so undervalued and under paid. Been neglected for years. All privatised too so someone making a lot of money out of it.

Its bullshit. I know this is an old thread but i wish people understood

Yes it's very hard work and becoming increasingly difficult. (Staff shortages and shitty pay). I have worked in care work on and off for almost 30 years and in the main, most colleagues have been excellent and hardworking. I've met some lazy,nasty bullies in my time like any profession but I can honestly say most have been caring and compassionate to our service users. I do think management take the piss though. Like sending women out to work with male clients with personal care needs ( this is down to lack of male carers). I don't think that is appropriate.Also a lot of places are running for profit and scrimp on training. Bring it all back in house is my view.
Yeah and my back and neck is fucked.

Report to cqc

As an unpaid carer who used to rely on carers to give respite to my disabled son. You are DAMNED NOT being unreasonable!

I say "used to" as I withdrew from my son's care package because the anxiety of having to deal with the awful care company who treated my son as nothing but a cash cow was not worth the paltry amount of care they were actually providing, about 50 per cent of what was stated on his plan.

Would rather do it all myself than let them have another penny of public money.

It's hard and I do need support but not like that.

The carers were lovely but badly trained badly paid and terribly treated.

When it went well it was a godsend! All went down hill after pandemic then kept getting worse.

You are worth your weight in gold and should be valued with pay and conditions accordingly.

You are worth so much more , as are our disabled /elderly loved ones who you help!

A sad situation indeed.