What makes or breaks a day in homecare... and what can we do about it? That's the big question we're asking in our Carer Wellbeing Report 2024, our first ever survey of care worker happiness.
We analysed over 2,000 responses to our in-app Carer Wellbeing Survey to find out why homecare workers felt happy or sad at the end of their shifts.
The results were encouraging. 74% of the time domiciliary care workers reported that they felt 'very happy' at the end of their shifts. But the reasons why they finished a day feeling happy or sad were enlightening.
Bad days in homecare
The top reason for domiciliary carers having a bad day was working conditions (59%). Things like a long and tiring day (19%), feeling rushed or stressed (13%) or having excess travel or waiting time (13%) caused care workers to feel unhappy or dissatisfied at the end of their shifts.
Good days in homecare
Good days for homecare workers on the other hand were typically
attributed to the joy of care work and the feeling of a job well done (90%). When the day went smoothly, they enjoyed who they were working with and felt like they had really achieved something, care professionals were very happy at work.
See the full results in our Carer Wellbeing Report 2024.
