Work‑Related Quality of Life of the Adult Social Care Workforce (England, 2025)

Participants were asked 4 questions about their overall wellbeing, taken from the UK Measures of National Wellbeing used by ONS:

• Life satisfaction
• Happiness
• Feelings of worthwhileness
• Anxiety

Key points:

• The sector has stabilised post‑COVID but remains fragile
• Financial insecurity is the single biggest unresolved issue
• Violence and harassment are endemic and significantly worse than in the NHS
• Career development and supportive management strongly improve retention
• Senior care workers and disabled staff have the lowest quality of life scores
• Home care and personal assistant roles show the strongest quality‑of‑life indicators

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