The actual carers are helpful and try their best to carry out their
duties, but as for the organisation of their office, it is absolute
rubbish. My wife, who is disabled, doesn't know who is coming through
the door or at what time. Morning calls can vary from 07.15 to 08.30,
calls are not evenly spread i.e. four hours apart. The company puts an
extreme amount of pressure on the staff by not giving them time to
travel from one client to the next. They also don't get break periods.
The workload seems to change by the hour and often get sessions where
they are waiting around for the next booked client (sometimes two to
three hours) without being paid. In my opinion, it is no wonder this
agency gets through so many staff. There just isn't any consistency with
this company.
06 July 2020
This is my first experience of using a care agency. I appreciate that
carers can only do so much. Saying that it does feel a bit like Care
Outlook, not necessarily the carers themselves, treat their clients as
commodities. It is ‘soft touch’, ‘clock in clock out’ mentality rather
than actually encouraging the carers to make progress with their
clients. I would like to see a real improvement over the coming week to
see proper care taking place.
Latest Reviews for Care Outlook (Twickenham)
29 November 2021
The actual carers are helpful and try their best to carry out their
duties, but as for the organisation of their office, it is absolute
rubbish. My wife, who is disabled, doesn't know who is coming through
the door or at what time. Morning calls can vary from 07.15 to 08.30,
calls are not evenly spread i.e. four hours apart. The company puts an
extreme amount of pressure on the staff by not giving them time to
travel from one client to the next. They also don't get break periods.
The workload seems to change by the hour and often get sessions where
they are waiting around for the next booked client (sometimes two to
three hours) without being paid. In my opinion, it is no wonder this
agency gets through so many staff. There just isn't any consistency with
this company.
06 July 2020
This is my first experience of using a care agency. I appreciate that
carers can only do so much. Saying that it does feel a bit like Care
Outlook, not necessarily the carers themselves, treat their clients as
commodities. It is ‘soft touch’, ‘clock in clock out’ mentality rather
than actually encouraging the carers to make progress with their
clients. I would like to see a real improvement over the coming week to
see proper care taking place.