Skills for Care estimates the turnover rate of directly employed staff working in adult social care was 28.3% in 2022/23, equivalent to approximately 390,000 leavers over the year. With demand for social care only set to increase, it’s essential that care businesses are adopting the right technology and systems to retain skilled and experienced staff.
In this webinar, we partnered with leading earned wage access provider, FlexEarn, alongside social care referral app, Care Friends to delve into how digital tools can put people back at the heart of your care business. The Skills for Care recruitment cost calculator estimates that for a small adult social care provider, with 20 full-time staff and national average turnover, it costs over £3,600 for each new person recruited – making staff retention not only better for residents but better for business too.
In this session, explored:
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Pay, benefits and rewards
- Staff engagement
- Present and effective management
- Staff communications