At the moment I am using two types of care providers. One is a well known national care agency who are good. The other is a private carer who is very good. The national company says they CRB the applicants before they send the staff and I believe they do. I didn't ask for a CRB for the private carer as she came extremely well recommended.
My previous carers were a small agency and another private carer. The private carer was good but the smaller private agency was appalling. One of their carers proudly boasted that her family had disowned her due to her "bad behaviour" and my mother absolutely hated her. Even though the agency said they CRB check their staff I don't believe them. I constantly had to pick up cigarette butts which were just thrown in the garden.
So, I have had to experiences with two private carers who had/has not been CRB checked but their care has been good and one care agency who supposedly CRB checked their staff but they were inexperienced and rude. In my opinion, a private carer provides good quality care because it's their own business whereas certain agency carers (not all) know they will be paid no matter how inadequate their care is.
My previous carers were a small agency and another private carer. The private carer was good but the smaller private agency was appalling. One of their carers proudly boasted that her family had disowned her due to her "bad behaviour" and my mother absolutely hated her. Even though the agency said they CRB check their staff I don't believe them. I constantly had to pick up cigarette butts which were just thrown in the garden.
So, I have had to experiences with two private carers who had/has not been CRB checked but their care has been good and one care agency who supposedly CRB checked their staff but they were inexperienced and rude. In my opinion, a private carer provides good quality care because it's their own business whereas certain agency carers (not all) know they will be paid no matter how inadequate their care is.