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Able Newsflash No.30
August 24, 2006
Hello,

Thursday, 24th August 2006

Greetings from Angela Gifford, Proprietor of Able Community Care, and welcome to the Able Newsflash, published by email every Thursday morning.

If you enjoy reading it please forward it to any other person who may also find it of interest.

Alternatively, they can subscribe directly for their own copy each week from our website: http://www.uk-care.com

Care News

Commission for Social Care Inspection
Millions of people in England will soon have a better way of judging the quality of care services they or their relatives and friends rely on.

New ratings (1-4) for all 28,000 care providers in England will let the public see easily whether care providers are excellent, good, adequate or poor.

The public is now being consulted on the details of how the new system will work. The consultation lasts for three months, and closes on 14 November 2006.

Ratings will be given to care homes from mid 2007.

If you would like to give your views on this suggested rating system, visit the CSCI website for further details.

From The Telegraph newspaper 18th August.

    "The Home Office was accused last night of ignoring tip-offs about illegal migrants working in the black economy.

    Employment agencies said they had told The Immigration Service of people with false papers but it took no action"

Able Community Care has on occasions contacted The Immigration Service and found there was no interest in the information offered.

In-House News

Potential new clients have this week been visited in Suffolk and Warwickshire.

Reviews and risk assessments have been carried out in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

On site Manual Handling Training has taken place in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

A new post has commenced in London. Female, age 91. Salary £568.00 inc. Care Manager Jackie Maasz.

The following advertisement has appeared in our local newspapers in the last few days:

    Care Agency requires part-time, experienced Risk Assessor/MH Trainer. Must have clean driving licence, car provided. For more information and an application form contact Michael Gill (Able Community Care) 01603 281924

Interesting Information

Times change
In the eighties and nineties when the old style Council Home Helps were the main community carers, if you had to contribute to their cost, you bought a stamp at the post office and stuck it on the bottom of the appropriate form for your Home Help to take back to the Council.

If you have to pay for your Domiciliary Carer in 2006 the ways to pay are numerous. You can:

  • Pay for your care in person
  • Pay for your care by post
  • Pay for your care by telephone banking
  • Pay for your care online
  • Pay for your care by telephone (24 hours a day)
  • Pay for your care by standing order
  • Pay for your care by Customer Payment Cards
  • Pay for your care by Direct Debit.

We hope you have enjoyed reading this and "see you next week".

Best Wishes,
Angela Gifford, Proprietor
Able Community Care.

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