Domiciliary Care Sector

Care Homes are well-known for their critical function in caring for the elderly at a time when they are most vulnerable or in need of assistance. However, by choosing to live in a care facility or allowing caregivers to provide services inhouse, these persons and their families are putting their trust in the people who work there, and they hope to be able to trust them implicitly.

Recent news stories, however, have revealed that not all caregivers have the best of intentions and, in fact, have put loved ones in danger or put them in terrible situations.

The DBS Updating Service is one approach for care homes to guarantee that criminal record checks are up to date. This service ensures that criminal records are always up to date without the need for an employer to reapply for a fresh criminal background check, saving time and money. However, even if a candidate has no prior criminal history and there are no updates to their criminal history to imply that they could be a problem, employers must be cautious and on the lookout for any suspicious behavior in order to maintain residents' safety.

We feel that having a strong background screening procedure in place, as well as placing employees on the DBS Updating Service and ensuring that managers and executive staff keep a close eye on and supervise staff at all times, is critical in preventing abuses.