Home care concerns
He cites the publication of a report by health service union UNISON into the standard of home care, which he says shows how poor terms and conditions for the home care workforce have a big impact on their ability to provide a good level of care to service users.
“Although the research was mostly carried out in England, I think it is fair to say that many of the problems are faced here, these include - visiting times which are too short, ‘call-cramming’ and inadequate levels of training.
“If as the Department proposes a greater amount of care is to be provided at home and in the community, we must insist that steps are taken to markedly improve the standard of home care.”