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Plain-spoken takes on care recruitment.
Plain-spoken takes on care recruitment, retention and the systems that quietly break.
You're probably losing well over £50,000 a year and you haven't done the maths yet.
Most care providers have never written down what their recruitment is actually costing them. Which is exactly why it keeps happening.
For care business owners navigating financial pressure without losing the plot.
Some care homes now report profit margins below 3%. Waiting for government to fix this is not a viable strategy.
For registered managers who are done firefighting and want to actually manage.
When did you last finish a shift having done the job you actually trained for? The LGA scored admin burden 47/100. Again.
The 90-day window. Why new starters leave before they've properly started.
A third of care worker leavers go within their first 90 days. The hiring process ends on day one. Most providers don't have what comes next.
The agency habit, and how to break it.
Median agency cost per departing care worker: £3,683. Most providers have no idea this number exists on their books.
It's not a recruitment problem. It's a systems problem.
Three care managers told me the same thing last week, and it had nothing to do with finding people.
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