Vacancies in social care increase by 52% to their highest rates and the workforce shrinks for the first time New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year - the highest rate on record.
At the same time the demand for care has risen, highlighting that social care is facing a complex challenge with recruitment and retention which will be impacting on the lives of people who need social care.
Staff turnover rates within care roles remain high at 29% as approximately 400,000 people left their jobs. However, not everyone who leaves their job leaves social care - with around 63% of people working in the sector having been recruited from other care roles. Social care is still seeing high rates of turnover amongst the youngest staff with 52.6% of people under 20 leaving within 12 months.
See also:
- The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England Skills for Care
- Skills for Care report shows sector is ‘on its knees’ The Health Foundation
- 1 in 5 residential care workers in the UK living in poverty before cost-of-living crisis The Health Foundation
- Care worker numbers fall, leaving more people without support BBC News
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