Interesting article from our blog several years ago, but which still rings true today. Mary Butler TD
Anne Rabbitte TD Stephen Donnelly

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This same issue of staff shortages happens in #homecare as well. It's time we expand our definition of what homecare is and who can provide it.
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Shocking. We need to be careful in Ireland that carers brought in from outside the EU aren't abused like thus by corporate providers
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Interesting report showing independent living can be cheaper than congregated settings for PwD.

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Martina Cronin Dr Tom Clonan Rehab Group For profit agencies can't manage, train and support staff when half the budget goes on 'admin' - so there is no consistency or reliability. A personal budget means the carer or P.A. answers to you. Homecaredirect manage the roster, payments and tax so it's simple & economical

Corporate providers of #homecare doing what they do best, squeezing carers 2 improve their bottom lines! We need to break the monopoly corporate providers have and introduce more choice for families and carers. Mary Butler TD Anne Rabbitte TD
Stephen Donnelly
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Corporate providers of #homecare are making huge profits on the back of low wages to carers. Rising waiting lists play into their hands cementing their margins by forcing people to pay privately for care.
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Huge abuse in the UK around granting of visas to foreign care workers. Need to ensure the same isn't happening here.
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The #homecare capacity crisis seems to be everywhere.
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Personal budgets and direct payments could ad should play a much larger role in our #homecare sector. Real personal budgets where people don't have to use a limited list of corporate providers all providing the same service.

Today’s report also explains in more detail why people are dissatisfied with social care. Here’s a full list: pay and conditions of staff, eligibility for care and carer support are the top 3, affordability and lack of integration next.

Simon Harris TD Anne Rabbitte TD Stephen Donnelly HSE Ireland
I won't be posting a montage of my son sitting on the couch with his iPad being 'minded' by a bored social care worker from a Profit driven agency. Personal budgets work. Why is this manager refusing to see this?

Nice article on the importance of hunan relationships.
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Great to see discussions on bringing more choice into #homecare and people questioning our present 1 size fits all system that favours large corporate providers over families and carers getting quality services and quality jobs. Mary Butler TD Anne Rabbitte TD
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Dr Tom Clonan thank you for show casing people's needs vary so much and the HSE Ireland one size fits all approach is outdated.

Great report here on the opportunities for carer co-ops. Important point is we need much more choice in the #homecare sector and we need to ensure more funds get to carer's pockets which will drive quality and efficiencies. Co-operatives at UCC
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