The Care Workers’ Charity publishes the findings of its Care Worker Wellbeing Survey
Today, The Care Workers’ Charity publishes the findings of its Care Worker Wellbeing Survey—a powerful reflection of the state of the adult social care workforce, drawn from over 2,000 care workers across the UK.
Download the full report here: The Care Workers’ Charity Wellbeing Report 2025
These findings are not just numbers—they represent real people delivering essential care, often under relentless pressure. This report offers a clear and urgent snapshot of the challenges facing the workforce. Above all, it sends a resounding message: we cannot continue to overlook the voices of care workers.
Across every theme—mental health, financial stability, physical safety, and professional value—care workers told us the same thing: they are passionate about their roles, committed to those they support, but they are being consistently let down by the systems around them.
Key findings include:
- 42.10% of care workers reported feeling unhappy or depressed.
- Over one-third said their job negatively affects their mental health, yet only 52.63% felt their workplace provided adequate mental health support.
- 72.06% do not feel financially secure, and 22.86% have had to rely on food banks.
- 33.42% had experienced or witnessed bullying, harassment, or verbal abuse—often from managers or colleagues.
- 36.69% are actively considering leaving their roles, and 26.01% would leave as soon as they found another job
When care workers are experiencing burnout, financial hardship, and a lack of support, it is not only their wellbeing at stake, but the sustainability of the entire care system. We cannot allow this to continue.
Care workers are the backbone of society. They deliver essential, skilled, and compassionate support to those who need it most. And yet too often, they feel unsafe, undervalued, and invisible. Their wellbeing cannot be an afterthought—it must be the foundation for reform.
We welcome efforts to improve conditions in the sector, but these changes must be driven by the expertise and insight of care workers, with their voices sitting at the heart of every conversation, every policy, and every decision that affects them.
We call on employers, service providers, and government to act now. The care sector cannot survive—let alone thrive—without putting care workers first.