WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

[alan292]

I HAVE A MAJOR DILEMMA

i have allready decided what i SHOULD do regards this but as i have been known to be a tad impulsive in the past ive decided to step back and ask for some advise....

i will have to explain a few details in order to paint the picture...please be patient and read.....

after a while off work through injury i returned to emplyment in june of this year....this employment was advertised as part -time ,and it was made very clear this was all that was on offer both at interview and after i had started...

the job required someone who could paint,do some gardening,the odd bit of plumbing,and joinery repairs which may be required ...ie ..door/window handles repairs/replacements,bulb replacement ect....all of these pose me no problems....infact i have offered and done much much more which is way and beyond the call of a handyman......

this job is in a care home for the elderly and the buildings have been neglected for a very long time...within 2 weeks of working there i had the grass in the gardens, (approx football pich in area) which was shoulder height when i started, down to half an inch(12mm)...i have also cleared the pathways around the home ,these were invisable when i started as the bushes and grass had overgrown them completely....i have redecorated over 30 rooms(including ensuites) and hallways with dado rails and paint...repairs leaks ...routed out doors and installed firestrips in doors ...repaired leaking boilers and taken my life in my own hands in the electic main box(afffectionatly named the "suicide box")...in short ive worked my ass off big time....

the manager ,staff ,residents and their familys have been full of praise and thanks at what i have acheived towards making the place more livable for the residents who are unfortunate enough to have to live there....if im honest i was allready planning spending the remainder of my working life there as i loved it so much....

unfortunatly....the owners who live in england are not the nicest folk you would ever wish to meet ,let a lone work for....they do not pay bills....companies refuse to return there as they do not get paid....i have requested many items which are essential yet nothing ever arrives.....the care commission are chasing the owners up to complete the work and they have allready overlapped the deadlines several times....

2 months ago noone was paid....no sorry a few were but thier wages were recalled by BAKS 2 hours after it went in....2 weeks till most had their pay.....at least 2 were a month....

the manager was hounded out 2 months gao aswell and a new appointee has replaced her....the new one is so bad i had to check her car to see if she was hiding any dalmations in the boot....

as a result of her bullying tactics we have now lost 11 of 12 nurses,at least 9 care staff and 8 domestics in the last month....the old manager...the administrator...and quite possibly the handyman as from tomorrow....

the owners were up today and she asked to speak with me ....i walked over and in the main corridor she procceeeded to tell me i was not doing enough......(first smilies you wiull notice)...im fekin raging.....i challenged this and she had the cheek to continue with her rant......i was so mad i retorted and was close to losing my te,mper big time....i challenged her about the non payment of wages as an example of her attitude to the home and its emplyees....her reply...i dont need to say sorry to anyone....


she wants full time which i told her was not an option,,,my injury is allready causing me great pain in the evenings...hence the falling aslleep lately...too many painkillers....i asked her if she was sacking me....no she said so where do we stand regards this....answer ..just go and decorate the room your are doing....i felt like walking out but i could not....sole reason was the welfare of the resident who's room i am redecerating...she is disorientated at being out her room and i could not have it on my conscience to cause her anymore greif then she allready has...i completed the room today so the carers will return her to her room tomorrow.....

i am concidering handing my resignation in tomorrow but i would dearly love some advise from anyone who cares to read this and would offer their opinions....thanks in advance and apoligies for airing my rants in public but im so angry i may be approaching the newspapers aswell

[scotlady]

I think this is shocking mate, you need to think of you and the others. There is clearly no respect for any of you and tbh you deserve better than that. I would go above her head and go to the media. Things like this need highlighted and whats the worst she can do??? Sack you. Seems she may end up doing just that anyway.

Sorry your going through this

Btw DONT resign. If she pushes u, there are grounds for an appeal anyway, constructive dismissal comes to light.

Ps. Gave u another greenie to make u smile just a wee bit

[tricks27]

go to the authorities with all your concerns written down on paper, makes it looks official and you competant

if they ignore you or just palm you off with we will look at it say no its not good enough action is needed right now and explain why

if they still dont want to know GO TO THE PAPERS they will love it and hound out the real truth

i would say they are only there to get money from either the residents or the system, either way the home is not in a position to look after those people properly although the people involved are doing their damdest

if no action is taken soon a life may be in danger and this cannot happen

good for you for standing up to them alan

you may lose your job over it so be prepared to find another, i hope you dont but the elderly and these swinderlers need sorting and they come first on the priority list

GOOD LUCK and keep us informed please

Trish xx

EDIT
dam bastards

[alan292]

i have infact allready contacted the care commision regarding another matter ...im still waiting on a responce....you are both bang on...the only thing the owners are interested in is money....it makes me sick...i spoke to the previous manager about their suitability and the requirements to own and run a care home...she said the sad thing is they were vetted by the care commission...

if my folks ever are unable to look after them selves they wll never be left to suffer like this....

other pointswhich have my blood boiling are the fact there ahve been NO gas services or checks done since the building was put into function...this was cut off on friday as there were leaks identified in both buildings....this means no hot water anywhere...although 1 building did have its hot water by saturday evening...

monday morning when the owner arrived ..she ordered all residents to sit in their rooms all day while the livingroom was redecorated....ther3 are 3 livingrooms in the other building so why they couldnt have been taken over there was beyond me......such a caring person so she is.......did i mention they are both doctors!!!!!!!!

[scotlady]

Not sure if u ever seen the Progs Donal MacIntyre ran about this. Might be worth checking google to see if there is any info there you can use as well mate.

[alan292]

Originally Posted by scotlady

Not sure if u ever seen the Progs Donald MacIntyre ran about this. Might be worth checking google to see if there is any info there you can use as well mate.

im sure i did see some programme about this...there has also been several stories in the papers up here regarding other care homes...i have thought it would be easier to walk away..not my problem kinda thing ....but i cant.....

[oldgreywolf]

alan i would advise you to go to the media with it and to your local MP, because this is
a issue thats playing all over england and in the politics.

but don't resign over it, somebody has to standup to this injustice for them oldies.

it will not be easy but need to be done.

strenght and wisdom to you mate, give them bastards a good fight.

wolfie

[waynes22]

Bloody hell Alan, what ignorant feckers they sound like !

Best thing to do mate, would be everything they say. You need to stay employed there so you can continue to collect evidence. If you are pushed or you leave then try speaking or reporting them to the commissions, there is more a chance they will do nothing blaming it on you being sour for losing your job.

As was said before, make sure everything is documented, dates, witnesses if any, residents and families feelings etc...

Then nail the bastards, most of those residents have probably worked hard all there life and to be treat like that in there final homes is scandalous. You may lose your job eventually but Im sure you would have made a lot of old folk feel better in the long run.

Good Luck Alan.

[alan292]

Originally Posted by waynes22

Bloody hell Alan, what ignorant feckers they sound like !

Best thing to do mate, would be everything they say. You need to stay employed there so you can continue to collect evidence. If you are pushed or you leave then try speaking or reporting them to the commissions, there is more a chance they will do nothing blaming it on you being sour for losing your job.

As was said before, make sure everything is documented, dates, witnesses if any, residents and families feelings etc...

Then nail the bastards, most of those residents have probably worked hard all there life and to be treat like that in there final homes is scandalous. You may lose your job eventually but Im sure you would have made a lot of old folk feel better in the long run.

Good Luck Alan.

this has crossed my mind......but there were witnesses today of these events and the records they need to be able to show regards the electric and gas services are non existant....

[novi]

alan I am so sorry that you are going through all this crap at work. I was so happy for you when I heard you had got the job and would be back at work. You were so excited about it.

As for what is going on I think it is a difficult dilemma for you. Do you really want to get up every day and getting ready for work knowing what is in store? Do you really want to risk not getting paid? Do you want to get home of an evening and let the days events eat away at you, the frustration you must be feeling!!

But at the same time can you walk away knowing that these residents are suffering and no one else seems to give a hoot.

I do agree with what some of the others have said. I think I would try and get someone to listen to your concerns and try and get the place and owners investigated.