How to Attract the Best Care Staff…and Keep Them!
4 September 2025
Episode S5E9
If you speak with anyone in the Care industry about their number one challenge, staffing usually tops the list. In this episode we unpick elements which might make it easier to recruit, and importantly-retain staff. Perhaps you’ve noticed that recent immigration policy and Brexit haven’t helped! Join us as there are some environmental ‘easy wins’ which Lori discusses with this month’s special guest Karolina Gerlich, CEO of The Care Workers’ Charity.
The Care Workers’ Charity is dedicated to advancing the financial, professional, and mental well-being of care workers across the United Kingdom. They achieve this through grants, resource guidance, training and development, mental wellbeing support, and advocacy for fair pay, working conditions and recognition. Through their initiatives, care workers receive crucial assistance during times of need and benefit from ongoing development opportunities and meaningful engagement in shaping the policies that affect the profession.
- Guest: Karolina Gerlich, CEO of The Care Workers’ Charity
- 7 Common Problems Care Workers Face and How to Overcome Them – Adult Care Voice
- Healthcare on the brink: navigating the challenges of an aging society in the United States – National Library of Medicine
- Innovation Spotlight: Nobi Light, a smart solution to detect and prevent falls –
- GLP-1 Agonists and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence – provided by 9th-grader Danielle Brown of California, USA from The Students for Research, regarding Dementia studies