Essex County Council has spent ?4 million to provide telecare alarms to residents aged over 85, linked to a 24 hour response call centre operated by Tunstall. A sample of 240 users indicates a savings of ?3.60 for each ?1.00 invested.
Does this pass the pub test? Direct aged care workers awarded wages rises of up to 13.5% by Fair Work Commission – but indirect care workers only given up to 6.8%
Workers across residential aged care and home care will receive wages rises between 3.2% and 13.5% after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) determined on Friday that their work has historically been undervalued. The Stage 3 decision in the long-running...