Care home in crisis as critical staff lose jobs

More than 40,000 staff working in older age care homes lost their jobs when rules came into place on 11th November.

Sarah has worked in healthcare and managed care homes since 1978, and believes serious questions regarding the COVID vaccine have not be answered by the Government, therefore she decided not received the vaccination. She was forced to leave her job last month, leaving the care home (which we cannot name) severely under-staffed by 31%, as other residents were also sacked for being unvaccinated.

She told Hailsham News: “This situation will not improve rapidly and our residents’ care is no longer going to be at an adequate standard. They will be washed, changed, given food and fluids and that’s it. Most of them will remain in bed to be kept safe. This is totally unacceptable, but no one seems look after more residents. So these people are remaining in hospital beds, therefore bed-blocking, which is going to have a dramatic knock-on effect within the NHS.”

“Many private care homes are likely to go out of business as they rely on new admissions to make money, so with no new income, there’s only one outcome for these establishments.”

Working in a care home has been described as ‘unskilled’ work by the Government and generally attracts a wage of around £9.50£12 per hour.

Sarah added: “How is working in a care home unskilled? It takes a very special person to work in a place where the pressure is so high and the work is so tough. It takes a very skilled person to do this work, and describing our work as unskilled in a total insult.” residents.

New rules came into force recently to stop unvaccinated care staff working on the front line. Paul Gibson reports.

A Registered Care Nurse with more than forty years’ experience approached Hailsham News claiming a local home is now in crisis and fears it cannot fully care for its

The Nurse, Sarah, (not her real name), claims new government rules are putting care home residents at massive risk and won’t receive the care and attention they deserve.

Figures from NHS England suggest 1 in 10 care workers had not received a COVID vaccination by the end of October 2021, and

A cocktail of overworked staff, minimum wages, mandatory COVID jabs and post-Brexit immigration rules has brought the care industry nationally to its knees, with all local homes crying out for new staff to allow them to continue with vital care work.

We spoke to a number of homes in Hailsham who agreed there is a crisis within the industry and the general day-to-day running of a home is becoming increasingly more difficult.

“Where will all this end?”, asks Sarah. “The home I worked in put a stop on new admissions due to fears of not being able to

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden told Hailsham News: “Carers are in the closest proximity to the most vulnerable people in our communities. They have done a remarkable job throughout the pandemic, and I commend all Wealden carers for everything they continue to do to look after our elderly neighbours throughout this difficult time.”

She added: “The Covid-19 vaccine saves lives. It is vital that those most at risk in our society are protected and we need to focus on helping unravel vaccine hesitancy to keep each other safe and prevent avoidable deaths.”