Require care homes to have a 1 to 5 staff to resident ratio

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

We are asking the government to require minimum safe staffing levels in care homes. We think there should be 1 carer for every 5 residents as otherwise care homes may not be able to provide person centred care meeting the needs of residents

We believe some care homes are understaffed and residents needs are not being met in a timely manner. We think some business owners are allowing unsafe practices due to the cost of recruiting more staff and we think this may be putting residents' safety and staff reputations at risk.

Timeline

28 Mar 2025	Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2025	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39

Status Closed

Department Department of Health and Social Care

Opened 28 Mar 2025

Closed 28 Sep 2025

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