• Question: Loads of people are mistreated in care homes each year. They are ignored and treated horribly. What do you think about this?

    Asked by Izzy the sloth to Eleni, Hannah, Jenny, Oli, Steven on 7 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Oliver Charity

      Oliver Charity answered on 7 Nov 2016:

      Hi Izzy the sloth,

      I think it is awful, and totally unacceptable. One of the worst crimes in the world is when we trust a person with another human being and they break that trust, causing them harm and distress. No body deserves to be bullied and ignored.

      Oli

    • Photo: Hannah Bolt

      Hannah Bolt answered on 7 Nov 2016:

      Hi Izzy,

      I agree with Oli, I think it’s awful when people in care homes aren’t treated with the respect they should be. I’d like to think if my Grandparents lived in a carehome they’d be treated with dignity and care.

    • Photo: Jenny Batson

      Jenny Batson answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      Hi Izzy
      We should always expect to be treated as we would treat others and when this is broken it is awful. There are lots of really good care homes and staff who want to care for people so we should make sure they are recognised. We should acknowledge bad treatment and make sure it stops and help those care homes to give the treatment they should be giving.
      Jenny

    • Photo: Steven Street

      Steven Street answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      Hi Izzy the sloth,

      I agree with the others. It’s terrible when things like that happen, but I do believe that the vast majority of care workers go into the profession to help people and would never want to intentionally ignore or mistreat people.

      I have a good friend who works in a care home, and she cares massively about the people she looks after! 🙂

      Steve

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