Originally Posted by
Bjauck
With all of these care facilities surely a lot has to do with cost. Most patients (except those without assets tucked up in well established trusts) are fully subsidised with the government providing the funding and setting the maximum rates for the hospital/rest home. The facilities must then work within budgets to provide the care. The qualified nurse/patient ratio is fully stretched, newly arrived nurses with minimal English tend to be cheaper to employ. Carers are on minimum wage and have high turnover rates. (There are exceptions with some carers being dedicated people).
The flip side for better standards is that if more money were pumped in to providing the care then taxes would need to go up and/or private insurance schemes established. You get what you (or rather the government in most cases) are prepared to pay for. Period.