Why Care Friends?
Finding the right quality of care staff is a major challenge.
Employee referral programmes are the best source, but they are a hassle to administer and fiendishly hard to keep top-of-mind with staff.
As a result, they only deliver a fraction of their true potential.
Care Friends is a brand new app from Neil Eastwood, Author of Saving Social Care, that changes all that.
Why Care Friends Works
Employee Referrals are the #1 source of quality staff in social care
Referrals stay at least 25% longer than staff from other sources
Interview no-show rates for referrals = 19% vs 50% for internet job board candidates
Staff who refer a friend for the first time are 16% less likely to quit themselves
Withdrawing after a job offer drops by 63% with referred new starters
Each employee has an average of 150 friends or followers on social media - a huge potential candidate pool

Why Care Friends Works

Employee Referrals are the #1 source of quality staff in social care

Referrals stay at least 25% longer than staff from other sources

Interview no-show rates for referrals = 19% vs 50% for internet job board candidates

Staff who refer a friend for the first time are 16% less likely to quit themselves

Withdrawing after a job offer drops by 63% with referred new starters

Each employee has an average of 150 friends or followers on social media – a huge potential candidate pool
“The Care Friends App really takes our employee referrals on to a whole new level.”
“I would definitely recommend that people use Care Friends”
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Key Benefits
For Your Care Business
- Increased employee participation levels compared to a manual referral scheme
- Access hidden talent in your local community
- Let your staff build your brand on social media
- Recognise staff performance with discretionary points awards


For Your Care Staff
- Easier to refer their friends direct from their phone in just 3 taps
- Earn rewards for each step of the process, not just for successful hires
- Easily keep track of how many points/cash they have earned
- Leaderboard makes referring fun and competitive
For Your Recruiter
- Generate a regular flow of high quality candidates
- Save time through automation
- Referrals stay longer so reduces pressure to recruit
- Build trust with staff by not overlooking a referral payment

Key Benefits

For Your Care Business
- Increased employee participation levels compared to a manual referral scheme
- Access hidden talent in your local community
- Build your employer brand on social media
- Recognise staff performance with discretionary points awards

For Your Care Staff
- Easier to refer their friends direct from their phone in just 3 taps
- Earn rewards for each step of the process, not just for successful hires
- Easily keep track of how many points/cash they have earned
- Leaderboard makes referring fun and competitive

For Your Recruiter
- Generate a regular flow of high quality candidates
- Save time through automation
- Referrals stay longer so reduces pressure to recruit
- Build trust with staff by not overlooking a referral payment
How It Works

1. Add job vacancies quickly and easily from your care friends portal

2. Employees see jobs advertised in the app and can share them with their contacts and social network in just 3 clicks

3. Candidates can apply direct from the link for a fast track interview

4. Applicants instantly appear on your portal to progress through the application process
