Care providers face an incredible challenge to deliver quality care in the face of councils’ finding crisis
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National home care provider Right at Home agrees with industry experts that it is no longer possible to deliver high quality services through many local councils, due to the budget constraints that local authorities have faced in recent years. It has supported calls from the UK Homecare Association (UKHCA) for providers to be paid a minimum of £15.19 an hour, to cover wages, training and travel. Currently only a small number of councils are meeting this figure. Right at Home’s Quality Assurance Manager, Liz Walker, said: “Low charge rates equate to low care worker wages.” “Our rates allow us to pay our carers properly and to invest in their continued...