Consumer magazine Which? has carried out its own investigation into Care Homes, sending in actors to pose as new residents. As with other media investigations the results give cause for concern. They refer to standards that cite well-being, welfare and independence, but their concluding comment refers to a remark in a 2009 report that “People »
Care and cost
| 10-03-11
Wages and staff costs are a major part of the cost of running a care home. Best practices run at about 60% of overall income, but 70% and more is not unusual. At a 10% profit level, before interest and tax, small increases in employee costs have a drastic effect on profit. Conversely reductions in »
Good employees on offer?
| 10-02-11
As people, often good people, leave the public sector there will be opportunities for private sector organisations to access skills and experience not previously available to them. But smaller organisations will have to be careful. Firstly, recruitment is time consuming and for this reason, expensive. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) »