you are watching bbc news. a shortage of care home workers means some businesses are having to reduce the number of people they can accept, despite having empty rooms. recruitment difficulties in the sector are also impacting on hospital discharge rates, with medically fit patients taking up beds because there s no social care package in place. 0ne care home boss is now calling for care workers to be given greater recognition, in a bid to encourage staff to stay in the sector. as jen smith reports. come in. hi. all right, pats? how are you? i m all right, thanks. and you? yeah. not bad, thank you. patsy s one of 38 residents at ponsandane care home here in penzance. i always dreaded coming into a care home. but it s a different ball game here. really? really, yeah. they re smashing.