To ask if caters really ask patients if they're happy to be treated by them if the patient is white and the carer is black?

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Is this a thing? Really? Because someone told me today it was.

I then asked if the carer who is black volunteers to do this or if it is enforced on them by their employer and they didn't know.

Either way is far from acceptable but does this happen?

Can someone involved in caring please clear this up for me?

This, absolutely this. For elderly people who frequently have failing sight and hearing it’s so important that they can have clear communication with their carers. There may be situations where it’s less important but for a family to ask for good clear spoken English ( or whatever is relevant) is completely reasonable.

Four years ago, I was arranging a private carer for someone and during the briefing with the care agency administrator, she made a point of telling me that most of their carers were from Zimbabwe and checking that that was going to be OK. I was surprised she asked. I suppose it can save carers from being placed in positions where they'll be abused.

Four years ago, I was arranging a private carer for someone and during the briefing with the care agency administrator, she made a point of telling me that most of their carers were from Zimbabwe and checking that that was going to be OK. I was surprised she asked. I suppose it can save carers from being placed in positions where they'll be abused.

It's shit, It's unfair, though as awful as it is I believe sometimes there's an issue with the older generation or dementia patients especially when accents differ.

My Aunt kept asking her DH loudly when there was a black woman in her kitchen she has dementia and has since lost her voice.

My uncle did request Irish carers if possible, he was embarrassed to ask but didn't think it was fair to the carer.

They now have a young black woman with an Nigerian/Irish accent, my aunts eyes light up when she arrives.

Things are changing and I'd hope anyone in their right minds would be more considerate.

It's not a thing and the person who told you it is a thing is a liar.

All carers should always ask for consent before performing intimate tasks.

For my father we screen out hijab wearing Muslim women when selecting carers as he doesn't respond well to them. That's unpleasant for the carer and pointless for him because he then refuses the care. Obviously the real problem is his racism but there's not much we can do about that now he has dementia.

In all honesty no, because I don’t know the name of the agency nor who I’d report them to.