The article highlights the struggles of domiciliary care workers like Julia in Bury, Greater Manchester, where severe budget cuts and rising costs threaten the quality of elderly care. Julia's role involves managing multiple clients daily, often under time constraints set by local bureaucracies. With Bury council's financial distress worsening, care providers are feeling the strain, particularly with new national insurance contributions further burdening already stretched resources. The narrative underscores the essential human element of care work amid increasing operational limitations.
In Bury, as with lots of other places, that might push the kind of work Julia does to breaking point.
Spreadsheets drawn up by local bureaucrats dictate the quickfire schedules that have to be followed, and the few moments when care workers can find time for meaningful human contact.
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