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Recruiting in Devon

Recruiting carers in rural Devon: distance is the deciding factor

With most of the county's care employers being care homes and a heavily rural population, many services are recruiting in small towns where the local labour pool is thin. A care home in Tavistock or Bideford may need to draw on surrounding villages rather than the town itself, and home care across mid Devon or the edges of Exmoor relies almost entirely on staff who drive.

Nursing recruitment is a particular pressure. Proud to Care Devon says registered nurses and nursing associates are in great demand across the county, and nursing homes compete for them with Royal Devon's hospitals in Exeter and Barnstaple and with Torbay Hospital, so nurses who already live near your home are worth finding first. Carers in Teignbridge towns such as Newton Abbot and Teignmouth also have Torbay's services close by.

Carer Badge puts carers from outlying villages on the same search as town applicants, so a Newton Abbot home can see who in the Teign valley would make the journey.

90% of the inspected care employers in Devon are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 90% across the South West and above England as a whole (85%).