With failings currently across the system of social care, what
do we attach to some authorities in the land will of cause blame Covid, but in
some cases this might be true, however, we know that all this did was show and
even exacerbate what was already there.
In my research and understanding of the facts, I am now given to
believe that there are some departments within social services that have shed
quite some social workers because of cost-cutting, and possibly they were taken
into the fold because of the rise of covid or was it because they claim they
simply just could not cope with the amount of workload, something I find hard
to believe because they could have made it easier upon themselves by the
intervention of technology for meeting with individuals. I with my PA underwent
this from a social worker we recommended it and it was taken up by the said
local authority, and possibly in fact this is something they may wish to continue
to use in the future as it means they can work directly within their own office
meaning that they can see more people and cut down on traveling and meaning
that they become more effective and efficient.
However, what we are seeing is social neglect and bad attitude
from social care, and trying to get information from social care is like wading
through thick treacle and hitting the eternal brick wall or if you get an
answer it is often patronizing and not very helpful information and then you start
to question your sanity.
Should you receive a direct payment or personal budget which by
the way there is nothing personal about it then you are subjected to being
treated like a fraudulent person and you have to submit three months of
invoices and or timesheets depending on how you employ your care staff and if a
penny is out of place they castigate you forever and make your life hell and
put you into there own traffic light system, or the black list as this person
can’t be trusted. Because of one mistake they try and make you attend a workshop
which you are not obliged to attend on money management it is wrong and
offensive.
I know of some disabled people who are put into a role of
responsibilities which often puts them into a fear and dread position when
trying to recruit appropriate care staff and just try and recruit them for such
low rates of pay. This is however dependent on the rate that your local
authority pays you and I have for many years had blazing rows with local authorities
and why do pay at such a low rate and yet care agencies get almost double, and
their response is because they have more responsibilities, yes and we don’t
utter rubbish and balderdash!
Oh, its to do with recruitment or some like that and their other
costs. We know there is no support package given for us to tap into recruitment
agencies so that we can get the right staff and this is the same if you are under
continuing healthcare or a mix of both from the local authority. The insurance
can be exorbitant and when things go wrong we are to blame for the mistakes, so
technically the local authority is at blame as they are the in-between organization
who treats us with disgust. I know for one as someone with autism and I would
find it very difficult to find the right staff if I did not have friends or
family and had a special arrangement with the local authority, but for how much
longer. The problem is the rate of pay and they simply have no idea what that
level of responsibility is when someone has complex needs and complex at the
physical end as well and major difficulties that no one can be bothered to take
note off.
For people who pay interest in what I write, right I have Ehlers
Danlos-Syndrome which is a connective tissue disorder but causes major issues,
so if I am hit with an asthma attack a chest infection, and or cellulitis it
weakens me and so my mobility is shot to pieces, it also messes with me psychologically
because I also have Autism and Complex PTSD or Complex Trauma, but I do not get
a big package of care and support and I get very little for the autism and
nothing for mental health support.
Then we also find out that there is a lack of coproduction in
the local authority because when a commissioner gets the flu or jumps ship to
take up a promotional role in another local authority and they do not replace
them with a person to take over and promote coproduction no they replace it
with citizens panels. Or is within this local authority or London borough they
call it coproduction but replace it with consultation exercises which are not
very helpful then they get some big shot person in who then decides behind the
people who are recipients of the care they get to do wholesale cuts across the
services which have dire consequences for the individuals and or they to refer
them directly to continuing healthcare who can only cover some of the costs and
then we get this ping pong effect between health and social care and who loses,
in the end, the recipient of the care package and this then is social neglect.
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