Running a business at this time can be a stressful particularly as several businesses re remaining closed as a result of the lockdown measures. However, with this comes the funding crisis for several care homes and social care providers that is causing them to have limited access to elements such as this. In this article, we will be providing you with information on how this has affected the care sector as a result.
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Care Homes
Though Covid-19 has had a major impact on the world as a whole, the impact it has had on social care and the ability to provide ongoing care to the elderly has been massive. With the disease having a huge impact on a number of us already it has put elderly residents at risk due to their fragility and the nature of the disease.
The Impact On The Quality of Care
One of the biggest elements that it has impacted is the care that residents are receiving. With a number of the rehab centres and hotels closed off for outside treatments, the level of care that elderly residents of care homes can gain access to has been greatly limited as a result of the pandemic. With carers in full PPE and needing to be tested at the beginning of every shift, it has placed these vulnerable people at a higher risk of infection as a result. Therefore, this coupled with the funding crisis is having a huge impact on the care home sector as well as social care in all its forms.
Lack Of Funding For Fixing Technology
Another aspect that the funding crisis has affected is access to technology and the funds to replace existing technology that has been broken. This has therefore had a knock-on effect on the level of care that several care homes in Surrey and others around the UK have been able to provide to their loved ones. Though there has been some funding come through as a result of Covid-19, this is st9ill not enough to fully eliminate the impact of the funding crisis that they are experiencing.
How Will This Revolutionise Care In The Future
Though several changes are happening within the industry at this time, there is still a large amount of funding that is needed to ensure that they can provide the level of care that they need to. With a complete NHS mix up on the cards following the end of the pandemic, this could revolutionize the future of the care homes in the long term that will enable you to make sure that they are giving the best level of care at every stage for the future of elderly relatives in the future and may even present new technology.
With this in mind, there are several elements out there that are set to change as the funding towards the social care sector is changing at this time. How do you think this will change as we head into 2021?