As of Friday, all care home workers in England must have been double jabbed, unless they are medically exempt, and the latest NHS figures show more than 60,000 staff have not been recorded as fully vaccinated as of 31 October.
Members said on average 3.5% of their staff have already left as a result of resignation or dismissal, and they estimate a further 4.4% might leave.
One care home manager told Sky News of her anguish of reading the"heart-breaking" resignation letters from a sixth of her staff. Ms Gillett said her staff"firmly stated" in every resignation letter that they did not want to quit their jobs.She said:"The sad thing is none of them wanted to leave. And reading their resignation letters was heart-breaking.
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