Care industry on 'brink of collapse' as Southern Cross cuts 3,000 jobs

It warned that the care crisis was far from over and that as many as 50,000 vulnerable people and their families could be affected. The announcement from Southern Cross, the country's largest care home operator, is the latest in a series of revelations about the business' financial troubles. And it appears frontline care staff will be most affected with the company saying ‘home managers, deputy managers and relief managers, activity coordinators and administrators will not be directly affected by the proposed reduction in jobs'. Its statement continued:" These plans have been devel...