Staff turnover last year was 29.6% in residential homes and 36.8% in nursing homes according to data released by the Office for National Statistics .
This high level of staff change can only add to complaints about service standards from those needing care and reinforces the challenges faced by care providers to attract, train and retain staff.
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at ‘historically low levels’ in 2022/23. Using information from i
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent h
Some self-funders are going without some of the home care they needed because of the cost of living crisis and increased provider fees. Staffing shortages are resulting in providers deprioritising les