Archive for May 2010
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Why the Swedes do it better – home care for the elderly in Sweden
In some countries, old age is revered and cherished. But there is no doubt that the UK’s standard of social care for the elderly leaves a lot to be desired: in April 2009, undercover carers working for BBC Panorama revealed how the elderly were neglected, ignored and exposed to suffering in substandard care homes while cared for by untrained, and non CRB-checked staff
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_7990000/7990682.stm].
Elderly care is an expensive, and a lucrative industry, so when local authorities have at times used ‘reverse auctions’ to award their contracts – with business going to the lowest bidder – it is not quality of care that is aspired to, but rather the cheapest price.
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