A blog written by NCF Digital Communications Intern, Tamia Nelson about her experience of the Care Workers’ Charity Wellbeing Report Launch.

On Wednesday 21st May, I was honoured to attend the launch of the Care Workers’ Charity Wellbeing Report which was elegantly hosted by David Baines MP in the Atlee Suite of the House of Commons. As an intern who is completely new to the social care sector, I have quickly learned that adult social care  faces many challenges which is why the Care Workers’ Charity Wellbeing Report is such a valuable resource. 

The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) has provided over £6.6 million in crisis grants to over 13,400 Care Workers since 2020. The charity also offers mental wellbeing support to care workers, ensuring they receive assistance during challenging times. The CWC provides accredited Mental Health First Aid training to care workers and other staff, and advocates for policy changes to improve lives and working conditions in the UK. In September 2024, The Care Workers’ Charity launched The Care Workers Advisory Board and Care Worker Champions Project, aiming to embed care workers’ voices into mainstream policy, research, practice discussions and decision-making. The charity participates in government roundtables, academic forums, and policy discussions, sharing insights from their grant applicants’ experiences. Last year, the Care Workers’ Charity awarded 1,242 grants to care workers as well as 56 counselling packages (1). At a time when social care is so greatly undervalued, the Care Workers’ Charity is a crucial organisation within the sector to support care workers. 

The CWC Wellbeing Survey is a report which focuses on a range of issues that care workers face such as workload, career satisfaction and mental wellbeing to name a few. Over 2,000 care workers responded and the key findings highlight that 72.06% of respondents do not feel financially secure and 42.10% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed they that had been feeling unhappy, however there were also some positive key findings with 90.35% of respondents saying that they felt safe among colleagues and 75.52% of respondents feeling that their role was valued by family and friends (2). This report not only provides us with insightful statistics, but it reflects on the lived experiences of care workers in the UK.  

At the launch, I was lucky enough to connect with colleagues across the social care sector and hear first-hand about the time, resilience and compassion that goes into care work. There were some great speakers at the launch, and the passion and enthusiasm towards social care was evident throughout the room. One speaker who particularly stood out to me was a care worker who passionately spoke about the realities of care work at a time when social care is often overlooked and undervalued – as someone who came into this sector naïve to the pressures that care workers face, it was touching to hear the resilience and compassion that care workers hold despite the enormous pressure they are under.

As the event came to a close, I left Parliament with a sense of pride to work in the adult social care sector and admiration towards the hundreds of thousands of care workers who work tirelessly to provide care to the most vulnerable in society despite the challenges that they face on a daily basis. 

Karolina Gerlich, CEO of the Care Workers’ Charity said: “The findings of our Wellbeing Survey are powerful because they are rooted in the real experiences of care workers. With reflections from over 2,000 care workers, they expose the depth of the challenges facing the workforce — for example, 34.33% care workers told us their job negatively affects their mental health, and only around half (52.6%) felt their workplace provides adequate support for their wellbeing. These numbers are more than statistics -they reflect a workforce under immense pressure, yet still showing up every day to provide vital care 

“At The Care Workers’ Charity, we believe that policy must be shaped by those who are living the reality every day. This report is a testament to that principle and a call to action for everyone who values care to invest in the wellbeing of the people who deliver it.” 

The Care Workers’ Charity Wellbeing Survey is a vital resource in adult social care and depicts the realities of care workers across the UK. Read the full report here. 

1: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/about-the-cwc/

2: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wellbeing-Report-2025-2.pdf