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Elderly Care recruitment, working to support people in the UK to age well and keep healthy.

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Nursing Home

Nursing homes provide round-the-clock care provided by registered nurses.

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Care at Home

Care at home offers a range of services designed to support individuals in their own home.

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Residential Care homes

Residential Care homes provide long-term support within a care home setting.

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Retirement Living

Retirement living refers to residential communities designed for older adults able to care for themselves.

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Corporate Services

Elderly Care Corporate Services recruitment for providers dedicated to residential care, nursing care, homecare, and retirement living across the senior living sector.

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Salary benchmarking

Analysing the salaries paid to elderly care professionals across a range of functional areas of expertise, the data addresses regional variations, provider ownership, and size of providers, with commentary from Compass Associates’ Divisional Director for UK elderly care, Tom Berrisford.

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How much are elderly care managers being paid in 2026?

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The elderly care recruitment team at Compass Associates is our most established division – launching the same year we were founded.

In this time, the team have supported residential care, nursing home, retirement living, and domiciliary care providers across the full breadth of the senior living space, placing more than 2,500 registered managers into new jobs along the way.

If you work in the elderly care sector and are interested in seeing how much management packages are paying professionals in 2026, then access the salary benchmarking report below.

Elderly Care Salary Guide Looking to hire?

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Operations Director secured for NFP Elderly Care provider

Compass Associates were exclusively mandated in the search for an Operations Director for a small not for profit elderly care provider.

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Compass Associates source top General Managers for leading care provider

Compass Associates were exclusively mandated by Barchester Healthcare to assist with partnership to secure Care Home management talent in UK markets

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Head of Care Quality placed at privately owned Nursing provider

Compass Associates were exclusively mandated in the search for a Head of Care Quality for a nursing care provider.

I had such a positive experience working with Tom Fitch from start to finish. He was incredibly proactive, responsive and supportive throughout, and always made me feel kept in the loop. He took the time to understand what I was looking for and was genuinely helpful at every stage. I would happily recommend both Tom and the agency.

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Julie Walker

Tom was fantastic through out my recruitment process as a Service Manager. He was very attentive and supportive. He was very balanced in his reporting process, giving constructive and helpful feedback between me and my employers. He made sure processes were seamless. Tom is brilliant

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Elvis Igiewe

I cannot recommend Kane at Compass highly enough! From start to finish, the recruitment experience was absolutely seamless.

What stood out most was Kane’s exceptional communication, I was kept in the loop every single step of the way. He took the time to truly understand my requirements and career goals, ensuring that the roles we discussed were a perfect fit for my future.

Throughout the process, Kane provided complete transparency and honesty, which is so rare and refreshing. His guidance and support during the interview prep gave me a massive confidence boost, making a normally stressful situation feel completely manageable.

The level of support I received was unmatched. Thank you, Kane, for making this such a positive and successful experience!

Ultimately, I have been offered my dream job and Kane was fundamental in making that magic happen.

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Hannah Brazier

Had a great experience with Compass through initial contact for a c-suite role in healthcare through to my appointment. I dealt with Tim Fitch who was excellent in terms of negotiating on my behalf and overall communication. I highly recommend Compass Associates.

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Suzanne Corcoran

An amazing company! Chris is fantastic at helping and guiding you to the perfect role, great communication and support through the recruitment process and beyond.

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Barnaby Walker

Good experience with Kane and team at Compass. He was upfront from the start of the process and kept me informed in between interview stages. Found him to be transparent and easy to speak to.

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Elderly Care recruitment, working to support people in the UK to age well and keep healthy.

How much are elderly care managers being paid in 2026?

Find out how we helped others

Find a Compass Associates Elderly Care Recruitment Expert

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