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Issue 236
71% of Care Providers Are “Struggling to Recruit Staff”... As Service Delivery Concerns Grow
Over two thirds (71%) of adult social care providers say they find the current workforce recruitment situation ‘challenging’ with 37% expressing are concerns about sustaining current levels of service delivery over the next six months, according to new figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Adult Social Care Recruitment and Retention Workforce Survey completed by Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered adult social care residential care and domiciliary care settings via Capacity Tracker.
The survey, which ran from mid-August to mid-September 2024, gathered responses from nearly 5,000 registered care locations, spanning residential care homes, nursing homes, and domiciliary care services, and aimed to gain insight into the scale of adult social care workforce challenges and specific areas of concern in the lead up to winter 2024, following a fall in the number of entry visa grants for care workers and senior care workers at the beginning of 2024.
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