Message #2302

[AndrewF]

I'm afraid I was not surprised about the findings of this prog. As has been said the pay is notoriously poor in this sector, so you are likely not to get the best quality of staff.
That said, unless you are fairly committed to caring, you would not take on this sort of work-load for this money (unless you are desperate), so there is probable a better than average chance of someone with a vocation in this area being in the post. One of my sisters (who was not really in need of the income, but was in need of something to keep her mind active, and who originally trained as a nurse, but stopped when she had kids) helps at a school for severely disabled kids of secondary school age, most of whom are not expected to live for very much longer after they leave the school. Without question they are all well cared for and loved (tho some more than others no doubt!) by the staff, and I would expect this to be the norm, but there is bound to be a small number of establishments where some of the staff are worn down by circumstances and start taking it out on the inmates. The problem comes when this is not instantly stamped on by the rest of the staff......