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What is staff turnover really costing you?
Every care worker who leaves takes recruitment, induction, agency and lost productivity costs with them. See the hidden annual cost of turnover in your home, and how much you could save by keeping more of your team.
- See what staff turnover really costs you each year
- Include recruitment, induction and agency backfill
- Set a target turnover and see the potential saving
- A clear number to take to your leadership team
Your team
recruitment, induction, agency backfill and lost productivity
Turnover costs you / year
£42,000
12 leavers a year to replace
You could save / year
£14,000
by cutting turnover to 20%
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40 staff at 30% turnover, costing £42,000/year, potential saving £14,000/year.
An estimate based on the figures you enter, not a guarantee.
About the staff turnover cost calculator
Staff turnover is one of the biggest hidden costs in social care, yet it rarely shows up as a single line in the budget. Each leaver quietly adds recruitment and advertising, DBS and onboarding, induction and training time, agency cover while the post is empty and the lost productivity of a new starter finding their feet. This free calculator brings those costs together into one honest number, so you can see what turnover is costing your home each year, and what a lower rate would save.
Enter your team size, your current turnover rate and a realistic cost to replace one staff member, then set a target you would like to reach. The tool shows your annual turnover cost, the cost at your target rate and the potential saving in between. It is a planning guide to support a retention conversation with your leadership team, not an exact forecast. Care homes, nursing homes and group providers use it to build the case for investing in onboarding, training and the everyday tools that help good people stay.
Turnover, explained
How much does staff turnover cost a care home?+
The cost of replacing one care worker is often put at several thousand pounds once you add up advertising and recruitment, DBS and onboarding, induction and training time, agency backfill while the role is empty and the lost productivity of a new starter. Multiply that by the number of leavers each year and the annual bill quickly runs into tens of thousands of pounds, even for a single home.
What's the average care-sector turnover rate?+
Turnover in adult social care has typically run around 25 to 30% a year, higher than most other sectors, though it varies a lot by role, region and provider. Care assistant roles usually see the highest turnover. Use your own figure in the calculator if you have it, and compare it against a realistic target for your home.
How do I reduce turnover in my care home?+
The biggest wins come from a strong induction, good supervision and clear career progression, plus recognising and listening to staff. Reducing avoidable admin and making training and onboarding quick and consistent also helps new starters settle and stay. Tools like CareStream support retention by streamlining onboarding, training and everyday staff tasks so your team can focus on care.
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