The trend towards people wanting to receive care in their own homes is one the country needs to embrace. We need to build the system around this choice, and currently we are failing.
High staff turnover and unfilled jobs aren’t uncommon, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Through reorganisation of priorities it is possible to pay a higher hourly rate, as well as pay for a carer’s travel time between visits.
I co-founded an organisation that is both a social care provider and a tech company. Social care is around 20 years behind health when it comes to making use of freely available technology.
Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/25/making-technology-work-for-homecare