60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year

The social care workforce has been boosted by 58,000 overseas staff over the past year, revealed government immigration figures published today.
But while care homes have made a dent in record vacancy levels experienced in 2022, staffing gaps have remained stubbornly high in domiciliary care, according to separate data issued by Skills for Care.
The rise in overseas staff joining the workforce came on the back of the government’s decision to add ‘care workers’ and ‘home c