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Acknowledgements We are grateful to many people who have contributed to this report. Particular thanks are due to: • Will Fenton <strong>and</strong> Adam Andrew of the Skills for Care workforce intelligence team for researching, compiling <strong>and</strong> analysing the data for the report • Skills for Care is also grateful to all the employers who have completed NMDS-SC data, as without their hard work, estimates of this detail <strong>and</strong> accuracy would not be possible. Feedback on any aspect of the report will be very welcome <strong>and</strong> will help to improve future editions. Please contact Skills for Care’s analysis team: analysis@skillsforcare.org.uk The size <strong>and</strong> <strong>structure</strong> of the adult social care sector <strong>and</strong> workforce in Engl<strong>and</strong>, 2015 Published by Skills for Care, West Gate, 6 Grace Street, Leeds, LS1 2RP www.skillsforcare.org.uk © Skills for Care 2015 Copies of this work may be made for non-commercial distribution to aid social care workforce development. Any other copying requires the permission of Skills for Care. Skills for Care is the employer-led strategic body for workforce development in social care for adults in Engl<strong>and</strong>. This work was researched <strong>and</strong> compiled by Will Fenton in Skills for Care’s data analysis team. Bibliographic reference data for Harvard-style author/date referencing system: Short reference: Skills for Care [or SfC] 2014 Long reference: Skills for Care, The size <strong>and</strong> <strong>structure</strong> of the adult social care sector <strong>and</strong> workforce in Engl<strong>and</strong>, 2015, (Leeds, 2015) www.skillsforcare.org.uk

Contents 01 1 4 Introduction 4 Summary of key findings 6 8 Estimated number of adult social care organisations (enterprises) Trend data – adult social care organisations 10 12 Estimated number of adult social care establishments (local units of employment) Trend data – adult social care establishments 16 18 20 Direct payment recipients Direct payment recipients trends Other individuals employing their own staff 22 23 31 33 Introduction Number of adult social care jobs Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) adult social care jobs Number of people working in adult social care 36 38 41 42 44 Trend data – the number of adult social care jobs Employer type trends Main service group trends Job role trends Full-time equivalent (FTE) trends 46 47 Projections of the adult social care workforce Appendix