and is putting an extra £500 million into training and developing the skills of care staff. alison holt, bbc news. let�*s speak to jane townson, chief executive officer at homecare association, the uk�*s membership body for homecare providers. she�*s in birmingham. how are staffing levels with your members? everybody is really struggling to recruit. home demand has increased substantially over the last year and state funded home care possibly 10% increase in the body of ours purchased by councils and for people paying for their own care, 20 to 30% growth in request, so against that backdrop, we are also experiencing more staff are leaving than anyone can remember.- experiencing more staff are leaving than anyone can remember. caring is clearl a than anyone can remember. caring is clearly a rewarding _ than anyone can remember. caring is clearly a rewarding job. _ than anyone can remember. caring is clearly a rewarding job. so _ than anyone can remember. caring is clearly a rewarding job. so many - than anyone can remember. caring is clearly a rewarding job. so many of i clearly a rewarding job. so many of us know a carer who has held hands with a member of our family in that