abigail lock

1. Abigail Lock Director of
Communications and Marketing
Key to Care
The future of the homecare workforce

2. UK Care worker profile
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 685,000 home care workers
 53% are part-time
 80% women
 18% BME
 Higher proportion of older workers

3. Home Care by numbers
 200K not getting minimum wage
 60% on zero hour contracts
 21% turnover rate
 3% vacancy rate
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4. Better and Fairer Commissioning
 Minimum payments for contact hours
 Moving away from task and time
commissioning
 Better oversight of existing contracts

5. Valuing Care and Care Workers
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 Key worker status
 A Living Wage
 Training and Licensing
 Free Flu vaccine
 Working carer tax credits

6. Responsible and Innovative Providers
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 Enforcement of minimum wage
 Innovation and use of new
technologies
 92% of care workers digitally
confident vs 52% of managers

7. The status quo is not an option
 750k more care workers needed
 43% of people aged 85 years and over are
not getting the support they need
 52% of planned budget reductions are from
social care
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8. What are you going to do?
Many Care Workers are delivering great care in
spite of the system. Let’s work together to make this
a career that recognises and rewards their hard
work.
Download Key to Care: http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/thought-leader/publications/
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9. Contact Information
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Telephone: +44 780 864 7836
Email: abigail.lock@mearsgroup.co.uk
Website www.mearsgroup.co.uk

10. Contact Information
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Telephone: +44 780 864 7836
Email: abigail.lock@mearsgroup.co.uk
Website www.mearsgroup.co.uk