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Working in care in Cheshire East

Market towns, farmland and an older population: care work in Cheshire East

Cheshire East has no single big city. Instead it has a string of towns, with Macclesfield and Crewe the largest care hubs, followed by Nantwich, Congleton and Wilmslow, and a lot of farmland and villages in between. That spread shapes the work. Home care makes up nearly half of local employers, and rounds that link a village outside Nantwich with one near Congleton are hard to cover without a car. If you don't drive, a care home or nursing home in one of the towns is usually the more practical choice.

The area is older than most of the North West. Census 2021 put the median age at 45, five years above the regional and national figures, and more than one resident in five is now 65 or over. Nursing homes are unusually prominent here, making up over a quarter of care employers, which fits that older profile.

Cheshire East Council has detailed guidance for people working as personal assistants. It explains that someone employing a PA through a direct payment takes on the same duties as any employer, including payroll and paying at least the National Minimum Wage. PAs can register interest with the council's direct payments teams or a local support service, and free training for PAs is available through a disability charity the council signposts.

Leighton Hospital near Crewe is run by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Macclesfield District General Hospital by East Cheshire NHS Trust. Cheshire College South and West offers a full ladder of care qualifications with a simulated ward and independent living area for practice, and Macclesfield College runs health and social care training backed by East Cheshire NHS Trust.

81% of the inspected care employers in Cheshire East are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across the North West and below England as a whole (85%).