Free tool from Whirks · People services for home care & hospice
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Caregiver Turnover Cost Calculator

What is caregiver turnover actually costing your agency?

Three in four caregivers leave within a year at the average home-based care agency. Every one of them takes recruiting dollars, training hours, and unfilled shifts with them. Put in your numbers and see the real annual cost — and what fixing even ten points of it is worth.

75% — median caregiver turnover across home-based care in 2024, the industry’s best year since 2021 (Activated Insights 2025 Benchmarking Report)

Your agency

Three numbers to start. The assumptions behind the math are below — adjust any of them.
Assumptions (editable)
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Annual cost of caregiver turnover
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Cost per caregiver you lose
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Caregivers replaced per year
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Yearly savings if turnover drops 10 points
Enter your headcount, wage, and turnover to see how you compare with the 75% industry median — and what a caregiver-retention program is worth in dollars.
Cost per departure = recruiting & ads + HR/admin time (at $25/hr) + onboarding & training hours at a fully burdened wage (wage × 1.25, trainer included) + gross margin lost while the schedule runs short. Industry turnover medians: 75% (2024 performance, Activated Insights 2025 Benchmarking Report); 79.2% in the prior-year report. Your results use only the numbers you enter — nothing is stored.

Want to know if your pay and benefits are the reason?

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