Council chiefs in Trafford say there has been 'a significant improvement' in pay for workers in the older people's care sector. In January the authority pressed ahead with its ambition to encourage care providers to pay the Real Living Wage (RLW)- £10.90 an hour.
All 28 providers of homecare in the borough now pay the rate to their care staff compared to January when the number was only 21. However, a report to Trafford's executive committee said that the response from firms running older people's residential and nursing care homes was 'more mixed'.
"There were salaries linked to progression within the service and lower rates for new starters," said a report by Counc Karina Carter, executive member for adult social care. "We surveyed all 32 care homes in the borough and the position has improved significantly with only 11 currently not paying the RLW to their care staff."
