British care homes are facing a staffing crisis as thousands of care workers fired for refusing to take the jab are choosing not to return to work.
COVID-19 vaccinations were made compulsory for all staff working in care homes in England from Nov. 11, 2021, until the law was scrapped on March 15, 2022.
At the time it was warned such a policy for care workers would cause unknown staff shortages. However, the government said that there were to be “unquantified benefits” from the mandate, which it believed were “fairly substantial and long-lasting.”
An estimated 40,000 social care workers left their jobs as a result, which campaign groups said is a “devasting blow.” The sector is now struggling to fill around 165,000 vacancies….