Residential care homes

Errata

FC makes some very important points. What's uppermost in my mind is that a care home owner needs full understanding of the role of each and every member of staff to be confident they are performing their duties as they should be.
Although that is also the role of a home manager, the owner needs to be confident they understand what the manager is up to. That's an enormously difficult task if the owner's own knowledge base is slim to non-existent.

chucknorris

woodbine wrote: »

sadly like pubs res.care homes are closing daily,the standard of care/staff/accomodation/red tape required make them almost worthless,you would be better off investing your cash in a good b&b in a good year round tourist area i.e. NOT blackpool

I couldn't really see us doing that, as it wasn't just profit driven, we actually wanted to do something useful, and my wife has a particular interest in the welfare of older people. We will have enough to have a comfortable life just living off the interest, but we are not the sort of people to just do nothing and we also wanted to do something rewarding. So we will probably try and think of doing something that we would enjoy.

However it is becoming increasingly obvious that a residential care home may struggle to be successful, and I believe the future lies in a dual registered care AND nursing home. For that reason I think we are heading to the conclusion that it probably isn't for us, as it's a hell of a lot more to take on when you get into the 'nursing' end of the market. So we have cooled a bit on the idea.

Thanks everyone for flagging up the issues though.

chucknorris

mumps wrote: »

Why? People who work in care have a wide range of qualifications. I don't suppose your's would come as any surprise. My staff are an amazing groups of people with qualifications up to PhD level.

Because I have already been told that I am over qualified for various positions that I applied for, at some stage the penny drops that you might be better off losing a qualification off the cv.

If it is a role that doesn't require anything near my qualifications then no halm done, but after it has proved to be a problem in the past, I would have to be a fool not to consider that option.

Anyway it is now irrelevant.

missile

chucknorris wrote: »

However it is becoming increasingly obvious that a residential care home may struggle to be successful, and I believe the future lies in a dual registered care AND nursing home. For that reason I think we are heading to the conclusion that it probably isn't for us, as it's a hell of a lot more to take on when you get into the 'nursing' end of the market. So we have cooled a bit on the idea. .

I would suggest that is a wise decision.:T

If your wife is keen to work with the elderly, then she could still look for a suitable vacancay. This would put her in a good position should you decide to revisit your decision or need to find places for your parents sometime in the future.

mumps

chucknorris wrote: »

Because I have already been told that I am over qualified for various positions that I applied for, at some stage the penny drops that you might be better off losing a qualification off the cv.

If it is a role that doesn't require anything near my qualifications then no halm done, but after it has proved to be a problem in the past, I would have to be a fool not to consider that option.

Anyway it is now irrelevant.

I am surprised, we go for best candidate which can be anything qualificationwise from nothing to PhD.

torikate

I work in a care home for people with dementia (all stages) It is extremly hard work, but definatly worth it. What you have to remember is it their home, they pay you 'rent' and should be able to live their lives as they wish (as much as is possible.) You need to add this to factor this in when thinking about the residents you may attract and the layout of your property. I think before you decide either way it would be very worth while trying a job in a care/nursing home. It is a wonderful idea but tbh it is takes a lot of money, hard work & commitment. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.
Tori xXx

Savvy_Sue

If you can afford not to work, then with your skills you would be well placed to volunteer, particularly on the management team / trustee board of any local charities working with older people. Google CVS plus your local area and you should find a local organisation to help point you in the right direction.

Such organisations (and any 'caring' ones!) generally find it much easier to recruit trustees with 'soft' skills than those with financial backgrounds and the ability to read a balance sheet! Both are needed ...