Care Campaign for the Vulnerable is learning of the pressures faced by conscientious led Care Providers striving to offer a caring and safe environment to both service users and staff. Safety monitoring is proving to be a invaluable care assist tool - bringing a more open and transparent culture into care homes as well as saving valuable resources within the care home sector and the NHS
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CARE CAMPAIGN FOR THE VULNERABLE INVITED TO THE SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING OF BBC PANORAMA CRISIS IN CARE
Care Campaign for the Vulnerable was invited to a special preview screening at BBC London Radio Theatre to see BBC Panorama Crisis In Care... Who Cares?. It follows the deepening crisis in Adult Social Care in one local authority over 10 months – Somerset County Council. Nearly half of Somerset’s annual budget is spent on Adult Social Care. Last summer it was on the brink of going bust. Rogan Productions together with BBC Social Affairs Correspondent, Alison Holt, were granted exclusive access to see first-hand the difficulties faced by Somerset’s Director of Adult Social Services, his team of social workers and local politicians. The programmes showed the impact of the financial squeeze on vulnerable people in Somerset and the harsh truth of what that means for those needing care. From a young mother with severe arthritis, desperate for more help, to a 60-year-old man with learning disabilities who needs expensive, specialised support. What happens when the council closes a dementia day centre? It means a daughter now worries about where her elderly mother goes for care. These and other personal stories were at the heart of both programmes.
The screening was followed by a panel discussion hosted by reporter Alison Holt and a drinks reception. Guest speakers were- Sir Andrew Dilnot, who chaired the Commission on Funding of Care and Support, Stephen Chandler, Director, Adult Social Service, Somerset County Council and a family in care who appeared on the hour long programme.
The two episodes of CRISIS IN CARE: ‘Who Cares?’ & ‘Who Pays?’ are due for transmission on BBC One on Wednesday 29th May and Wednesday 5th June.
"The evidence from Providers who have installed CCTV seems to me to merit careful attention and to be quite persuasive"
Just some of the Care Providers who support our CCTV Safety Monitoring in Care Homes
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Care Campaign for the Vulnerable is learning of the pressures faced by conscientious led Care Providers striving to offer a caring and safe environment to both service users and staff. Safety monitoring is proving to be a invaluable care assist tool - bringing a more open and transparent culture into care homes as well as saving valuable resources within the care home sector and the NHS