Manager Training and Development | Discover How to Retain Care Staff with Fulcrum Care

Will your fabulous care home manager still be with you this time next year? 

Or will they move on to a bigger organisation where they can learn more and develop their skills further?

To avoid the second option, we’d recommend reading our three best tips below for how manager training and development can help you retain your best care staff:

Mentoring and Coaching | How to Retain Care Staff

Here at Fulcrum Care, we know the importance of holding on to a great manager. Once you’ve found the right person for the job, you don’t want to let them go!

The truth is, without access to a comprehensive training and development programme, it’s unlikely that your best staff are going to want to stick around. 

Mentoring and coaching can give your managers exactly what they need to feel supported in the workplace. Our offering, for example, consists of individual advice and guidance from experienced consultants, allowing your care staff to improve their skills, gain new insights and progress both personally and professionally. 

Offer Career Development Opportunities | How to Retain Care Staff

We’d argue that stretching and challenging your managers is the best way to stimulate their development. 

Very few people are interested in a career with no progression opportunities, so you must be prepared to offer training in management, communication, and leadership skills. This can take many shapes and forms, including online learning, workshops and seminars, and attendance at industry-relevant events and conferences. 

Talk to your managers before booking anything to find out their ideal learning style and environment; this way, you can be sure your investment will be a wise one, providing them with the right tools to progress in their career with you. 

Provide a Supportive Work Environment | How to Retain Care Staff

A good training and development programme is about so much more than just the sessions or courses that your care staff are given access to. 

It’s also essential to provide them with a supportive work environment, by encouraging a company culture of positivity, collaboration and clear communication. For their learning to have the most impact, your managers need to see mistakes as an opportunity to improve and grow – a mindset that must start with you, their employer. 

The short answer to how to retain care staff is ensuring team morale stays high and your employees feel nurtured – when this is your foundation, the rest will surely follow. 

If you have a great manager that you want to keep, find out how our mentoring and coaching can help by getting in touch today.

Alternatively, why not read our previous blog on how to slow down the revolving door of recruitment and staff retention in your care home?