Fundamental reset for social care?

How do we feed into this consultation I wonder? Can't find anything online.

There’s a fundamental unfairness about the present system for sure. Wealthy property owners are given free end of life care in nursing homes which goes on for years and not months. Others are inaccurately assessed and it takes forever for social services to correct their figures.

Then there’s the problem of who should monitor for mini strokes, kidney infections and the rest if an elderly person is at home. Care at home is time limited to washing, using the commode/changing pads, dressing, feeding, administering medications. Not enough time to ensure physical mobility and mental stimulation so not ideal.

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There’s a fundamental unfairness about the present system for sure. Wealthy property owners are given free end of life care in nursing homes which goes on for years and not months. Others are inaccurately assessed and it takes forever for social services to correct their figures.

Then there’s the problem of who should monitor for mini strokes, kidney infections and the rest if an elderly person is at home. Care at home is time limited to washing, using the commode/changing pads, dressing, feeding, administering medications. Not enough time to ensure physical mobility and mental stimulation so not ideal.

How do wealthy property owners get free end of life care, I have never heard of this?

The basic issue that needs sorting is the divide between health and social services, both in terms of finance and provision. Until a government grasps the nettle on this there will be bed blocking and unfairness.

Care in the home needs a total reassessment of how things have changed since many homes once run by local authorities have moved into private hands. Since everything is now profit driven, there is barely enough time allocated for carers to give anything more than the most perfunctory attention to their patients. Those who have been thus employed over a number of years feel this keenly as they have seen priorities change from being able to do small extra things to make the patient feel comfortable and valued, to rushing from one to another with no time to spare. The fact that many of them don’t get paid for their travelling time between calls is a complete disgrace.