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Anchor is a care home operator in England. They provide specialist and retirement housing for people over 55.

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Anchor job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Making a difference to vulnerable people

    Worst thing

    Long shifts 14hrs

    4.2

    Anchor Care assistant, March 2024

  • Best thing

    The team I work with
    The individuals I care for and support

    Worst thing

    No recognition
    No pay enhancement for nights, weekends etc
    No Christmas bonus 2023
    The pay is a lot less then most over companies I’ve worked for

    6.0

    Anchor Team leader, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Caring for people

    Worst thing

    Staff who don’t care about their job

    8.0

    Anchor Care assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    The hour suit me well

    Worst thing

    Really boring

    8.7

    Anchor Employee, November 2023

  • Best thing

    The residents

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    1.3

    Anchor Care assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Supportive management
    Pay
    Opportunities

    Worst thing

    Not much

    10

    Anchor Manager, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Not being micro managed

    Worst thing

    Dealing with old peope

    6.2

    Anchor Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Responsibility
    Interacting with tenants
    A sense of satisfaction

    Worst thing

    Constant stress from tenants
    Having to answer about empty flats

    6.2

    Anchor Employee, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Stressful

    Worst thing

    Being underpaid every month

    2.6

    Anchor Care assistant, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Leading a team

    Worst thing

    Staff sickness

    4.6

    Anchor Team leader, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Making a difference to the residents

    Worst thing

    Long hours
    Low wage
    Understaffed
    Stressful
    Promise of career progression which never happens
    Favourites among management some staff get everything they ask while others get nothing

    3.9

    Anchor Care assistant, January 2023

  • Best thing

    Get to meet a whole plethora of different peopke

    Worst thing

    Long hours, sometimes with very little to do

    3.4

    Anchor Security officer, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The customers and knowing im keeping them safe and listening to them.

    Worst thing

    In the home I work in, I'm treated unfairly and no respect. The management are unprofesional other than 1 and it seems like no one cares. Staff get away with bullying other staff.

    2.3

    Anchor Housekeeper, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    The public

    2.8

    Anchor Caretaker, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The residents we look after

    Worst thing

    Everything else

    1.6

    Anchor Care assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    The small team I work with

    Worst thing

    The equipment is outdated and so is the kitchen. Hours can’t really be changed

    9.1

    Anchor Catering assistant, September 2022

  • Worst thing

    Staff - can sometimes be really racially biased, POC's are at the bottom end

    4.5

    Anchor Care assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    The reward of it all

    8.4

    Anchor Team leader, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Taking care of the residents

    Worst thing

    Not enough pay for what we do
    Feels like management don't care about certain staff (favoritism)
    It's hard to take break when not enough staff

    3.5

    Anchor Care assistant, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Residents

    Worst thing

    No respect
    No appreciation
    Favouritism
    Clicky

    4.6

    Anchor Care assistant, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Residents and staff team

    Worst thing

    Government covid rules

    9.2

    Anchor Manager, March 2022

  • Best thing

    I love helping the sick and vulnerable its very emotionally rewarding

    Worst thing

    Pay, not feeling appreciated

    6.4

    Anchor Care assistant, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Some nice staff

    Worst thing

    No communication bad attitudes from staff

    2.6

    Anchor Team leader, January 2022

  • Best thing

    The care i give

    Worst thing

    Expected to do alot more than we do when it should go for there needs not on a ratio

    2.1

    Anchor Care assistant, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Getting to see people happy and make a difference to their lives.

    Worst thing

    Constantly under staffed and doing multiple peoples jobs, don’t get payed anywhere near enough for the abuse we receive.

    5.0

    Anchor Care assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The resident and co workers

    Worst thing

    Management throwing alot of paperwork on us and not understanding how difficult our job already is

    3.5

    Anchor Care assistant, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Working with certain people

    Worst thing

    Things breaking down ,not being listened to and not having the right equipment to do the job

    2.8

    Anchor Employee, September 2021

  • Best thing

    The residents and company values. Every day is different

    Worst thing

    No management support now, colleague's feeling overwhelming stress with no support.

    6.1

    Anchor Employee, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Nights, good rate of pay,

    Worst thing

    Constantly under staffed

    3.7

    Anchor Team leader, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for the residents

    Worst thing

    Not being paid for breaks

    8.2

    Anchor Carer, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Salary

    Worst thing

    Working with individuals who don't/won't do the same tasks

    6.4

    Anchor Care assistant, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for the residents

    Worst thing

    Worst thing is too rushed to do job properly always not enough staff when asked its all about the numbers ns finances

    4.2

    Anchor Health care assistant, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Dealing with residents. Meeting staff.

    Worst thing

    Trying to get holidays. Recieveing answers.

    3.3

    Anchor Care assistant, June 2021

  • Worst thing

    Pay, shift patterns, supervisor, no flexability

    2.1

    Anchor Housekeeper, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Care assistant is a caring job which by which means u help pple to live there normal life in a safe and good environment and also contribute in their day to say activities.

    Worst thing

    There hourly pay are not helpful and considering the fact I travel from distance to cover my shift and there is no over time pay rise.

    9.6

    Anchor Care assistant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for people and giving them quality and a purpose in life.

    Worst thing

    Documentation too much red tape.

    9.5

    Anchor Team leader, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Job satisfaction caring for others

    Worst thing

    Not having time to do it

    6.3

    Anchor Team leader, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Looking after the elderly

    Worst thing

    Covid

    9.9

    Anchor Manager, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The residents

    Worst thing

    The work load, too many things being introduced, lack of staff

    1.8

    Anchor Manager, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    Customers passing away

    8.0

    Anchor Care assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Varies day to day

    Worst thing

    Too many responsibilities put onto the role

    9.4

    Anchor Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The manager, and team I work with.

    Worst thing

    Finishing at 9pm some shifts and starting at 7am next day.

    8.0

    Anchor Team leader, February 2021

  • Best thing

    I can pick my own hours

    Worst thing

    Attitude

    4.9

    Anchor Team leader, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The people i work with

    Worst thing

    Not having enough time in the day to get things done

    8.8

    Anchor Team leader, February 2021

  • Best thing

    best job i have had. Valued and good direction from the management team

    Worst thing

    long hours

    6.7

    Anchor Team leader, January 2021

  • Best thing

    I love the Residents, and most of the Colleagues are good workers,

    Worst thing

    Being Stressed, when the work load gets too much, especially when short staffed

    8.0

    Anchor Care assistant, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Teamwork

    Worst thing

    Doing nights due to children

    7.3

    Anchor Care assistant, January 2021

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Regulations rules changing demands on social care

    7.8

    Anchor Manager, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Knowing I've made a difference to my residents

    Worst thing

    Not enough time, too much workload, expected to do manager job on top of own

    6.8

    Anchor Team leader, December 2020

  • Best thing

    The staff, the location

    Worst thing

    Stressful

    9.8

    Anchor Care assistant, December 2020