Care in the Home Commission on the Future of the Home Care Workforce

The value of adult care, £87bn

Council funded (22%) Privately funded (12%)Vol sector (3%) Informal care (63%)

THE COST OF CARE

state spendon home care

£2.3 bnless publicmoney oncare since

2010

-6%

Adults receiving care by age65+ 18-64

Age profile ofcare recipients

Need and unmet needs

Most people receiving state support for care are over64. This age group has seen a significant reduction inspend. Working age adults have seen very little cutsto care spending.

There is substantial unmet needfor care. 30% of women and 22%of men over the age of 65 needhelp carrying out daily activities butdon't get it

1.3 million 43%

of people over 85 needhelp carrying out dailyactivites but receive nofunded care

Adults receiving statesupport for care

Millions of workers

Current workorce 2025 workforce

2025 enhanced workforce

2025 workforce addressing unmet need

0 1 2 3 4

THE NEED FORCARE WORKERs

At the most generousestimate, taking inbetter care choices,the level of unmentneed, and thedemographic trends,the number of careworkers will need tomore than double,increasing by almost2million by 2025.

More conservativeestimates indicatewe'll need to addaround a million overthe next decade.

Home Care Workers

of all careworkers part

time

53%

60%

On the front line

home careworkers on zerohours contracts

685,000home care

workers

30%turnover rate,

almost 3Xnational average

up to

219,000paid less thanthe min wage

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Sources: NAO Overview of Adult Social Care, KIngsmill Review : Taking Care and The Future CareWorkforce