The HSE have announced plans to introduce guidelines which will give Carers time blocks in which to complete tasks such as showering and waking a client. These guidelines which will form part of the HSE’s proposed cut backs are aimed at helping ensure that the HSE continues to operate within its ever tightening budget restraints.
Carers will see their hours reduced from 11 to 7.5 a week and will no longer be able to provide help with cleaning and general assistance with household duties. The daily routine of a carer will now be broken in to defined time blocks with the morning routine being broken into; ten minutes to get patient up out of bed, fifteen minutes to assist showering, ten minutes for breakfast and five to change a bed, with no additional time being allocated for patients in need of additional care.
Many carers have questioned the wisdom of such cut backs stating that it will in fact add to costs in the long term with more people who are dependant on care hours forced to enter full time care facilities.
The HSE have stated that they will spend €11.98 million providing home help this year, which will provide assistance for 54,000 people.
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