I am interested to know how the "inspection" of "in home" carers can possibly be carried out objectively? My grandma has carers going in to her three/four times a day. As her main carer I find this service (she pays a contribution towards this) invaluable as I hope it will enable her to stay in her own (rented) home for rest of her life. She will be 99 this year. It gives me the peace of mind to know someone will be looking in on her while I am at work or looking after my own grandchildren. However it worries me that my grandma does not like some of the carers who go in to see her. She moans that they only stay for 5 minutes (or less) and often don't even bother to take their coat off spending most of their time scribbling in their folder "to keep themselves right".Her night carer comes at 7.30 to put her to bed and she doesn't want to go to bed "like a child" however the company say that they have no other slots available. It's fine on the nights I can go but I can't be there every night at 9pm. I also worry that a couple of the carers are overly nice (sickly) when I am there. Grandma says "hmm you should hear her when you are not here". I appreciate that at her advanced age she can be quite challenging but I wonder how this type of service can possibly be inspected without the care provider knowing and therefore being on their best behaviour (so to speak). Surely if the carer is suddenly accompanied on a visit then they will know they are being checked up on.
Sorry for long winded post. I just worry.
Good Morning Saturday 27th April 2024