and to see visits. there are local recruitment campaigns, and extra money has been put in by government, but at the moment, the pressures on care services remain acute. alison holt, bbc news. we asked for a response from the department for health and social care, and this is what they had to say. we have provided £462.5 million for recruitment and retention, expanded the health and care visa scheme, and are running our made with care recruitment campaign. kate terroni is the chief inspector of adult social care at the care quality commission. can you just tell our audience what aduu can you just tell our audience what adult social care involves, please? so adult social care is a wealth of activities that support people to become and remain independent, so it can be supporting people with learning disabilities, adults with
and to see visits. there are local recruitment campaigns, and extra money has been put in by government but at the moment, the pressures on care services remain acute. alison holt, bbc news. the department for health say they are providing £462.5 million for recruitment and retention and that care staff are working incredibly hard. as the issue of staff shortages continue, karen rogers has been able to help her mum, marion, by becoming an essential care giver allowing her to go into the care home to provide support. the role was first introduced last year, when tough restrictions were in place. karenjoins us now. good morning. thank you for talking to us this morning. first of all, your mum went into care in february 2020, initially only as a temporary measure. what happened since then? yeah, so it was for respite. she