Since 2010, huge reductions in social care budgets have impacted on the quality of homecare for the elderly and disabled in the UK.
This report details the findings of the research and states that many carers are expected to provide care with little or no training and this care includes the sort of tasks that were previously carried out by district nurses.
https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2015/04/TowebUNISONs-Homecare-Training-Survey-Report.pdf