Care home managers in the UK today face a range of challenges related to staffing. These issues are rampant across the board, and at every step of the staffing related process. Right from the get-go at recruitment, down to scheduling, training and development, and compliance, the challenges are many and always seem to be multiplying.
Carer & Nurse Recruitment
Challenge: Finding and retaining enough qualified and reliable staff can be a significant challenge, particularly in areas with high living costs or where the care industry is less valued.
Solution: Flourish’s Click Shifts platform can help care homes find and attract qualified staff by matching them with available shifts. Care home managers can create a profile on the platform, post vacancies, and receive applications from suitable candidates.
Carer & Nurse Staff Scheduling
Challenge: Care home managers need to ensure that there are enough staff available to cover shifts at all times, while also managing staff absences and ensuring that staff are working within their contract terms.
Solution: Flourish's platform, Click Shifts, can help care home managers manage staff schedules and availability in real-time, ensuring that there are enough staff available to cover shifts at all times.
Training and Development of Care Staff
Challenge: Care home managers need to ensure that staff receive adequate training and development opportunities to provide high-quality care, while also managing the costs and time involved in providing training.
Solution: Flourish's Click Learning platform can provide access to training and development resources for care home staff, including online courses and other resources. Care home managers can use the platform to manage staff training and development plans and track progress.
CQC Compliance
Challenge: Care homes need to meet a range of regulatory requirements, including those related to staffing levels, training, and safety. Care home managers need to ensure that they are meeting these requirements at all times
Solution: Flourish’s platform can help care home managers ensure compliance with regulatory requirements by providing real-time data on staffing levels, training, and safety. This can help managers identify areas of non-compliance and take action to address them.
Overall, a tech-led staffing platform like Click Shifts can help care home managers address the challenges of staffing in the care industry by providing a flexible, responsive, and data-driven solution to recruitment, scheduling, training, and compliance.
Shift booking platform for social care. Click Shifts connects employers and care workers for temporary work solutions in adult care.
