Isolation
I met a mother not so long ago who told me about her son who had left school three years previously and was still living at home aged 22. This young man has complex needs and a high degree of Autism. She was tearing her hair out about him; she simply didn’t know what to […]
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Shaking Hands
I’m 59 years old, my daughter has been in one of our homes fantastically well supported for the last 5 years and yet I found myself getting up on the stage to talk to 120 parents going through the transition process and my hands were shaking. They weren’t shaking because I was nervous about talking […]
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Parent Support Groups
It’s a very busy time of year for all young people in Transition, their families and the schools and colleges they currently attend. Paul and I have been on the road for the last month going from event to event talking to parents, carers and teachers about the options for the future. Although it requires […]
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Are Agency Workers a Negative?
A question that crops up regularly from both parents and Local Authorities is whether we use agency workers to deliver care at Home From Home Care. There is a perception that agency workers are a negative aspect of delivering good care. Whilst this may be true in some organisations, we feel that the issue goes […]
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Staff Churn
A recent survey undertaken by Personnel Today reported that the staff turnover rate in the adult care sector was 19.3% and within domiciliary care it was 24.9%. Also a study by the Residential Forum into workforce issues within residential care reported that ‘staff turnover rate in the sector has improved, but still around 36% of […]
