Every carer. Perfectly scheduled.
Build rotas across sites, roles, contracts, skills, and save
up to 80% of the time you spend on scheduling admin.
Why scheduling is the
foundation of quality care
In social and residential care, getting staffing wrong isn't just costly — it's a safeguarding issue. A routine Monday and a high-dependency night shift need very different people on the floor, and getting it wrong means unsafe ratios, rushed care, or expensive last-minute agency cover.
Most care homes and residential services still run rotas on spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups. Call-outs get missed, shifts go uncovered, and managers spend hours every week chasing availability — time that should be spent on residents and teams.
Planday brings scheduling, availability, time tracking and communication into one place, so you can build compliant, cost-effective rotas faster — and respond the moment a shift needs covering.
From rota to residents — faster, with less stress
Publish rotas your team can see instantly on their phones. Let staff flag availability, swap shifts with manager approval, and fill vacant slots before they become a safeguarding concern.
Because Planday connects to your payroll tools, the hours your team actually works flow straight through to pay — no re-keying, no end-of-week guesswork. With built-in compliance tracking, you'll always know your ratios are right and your records are audit-ready.
We're on a mission to make shift work more human.
Find out how Planday can
help care teams
Planday helps care teams simplify shift planning, improve visibility of who’s working, and cut the administrative load on managers.
Staff avaliability and holiday time in one click.
Payroll forecasting for those unpredictable days.
Easy integration with your most indispensable apps.
Free 30 day trial - with onboarding support.
Staff avaliability and holiday time in one click.
Payroll forecasting for those unpredictable days.
Easy integration with your most indispensable apps.
Free 30 day trial - with onboarding support.
Schedules in seconds
Stop paying for unworked hours in residential care with Planday’s precise time tracking tools. Keep staffing costs under control by making sure every scheduled shift matches the hours actually worked.
See who’s working,
at a glance
Availability, holiday, skills and contracts all live in one place, so you always know who can work and who’s qualified to cover a section or run the pass.
Rotas, timesheets and pay are easier to follow — for you and your team — which means fewer disputes and less time on admin.
See how Planday can support your care business.
If you want to reduce rota admin, improve day-to-day coordination and build stronger operational consistency, we’d love to show you more.
OPTIMISE OPERATIONS
Control costs.- Make compliance easier.
- Track time to the minute.
SIMPLIFY SCHEDULING
- Plan shifts.
- Restore work/life balance.
- Connect your team.
Further reading
If you’re exploring how to strengthen staffing, coordination and operational consistency in care, these resources are a good next step.
Trying to get inspection ready? Read how smart, connected rotas provide consistent staffing, quality care and stronger regulatory ratings.
Creating the best work schedule for your healthcare team just got easier with our healthcare scheduling guide