Children’s homes across Crewe are facing growing staffing instability as experienced Residential Support Workers are pulled toward higher-paying Stoke-on-Trent providers and lower-stress logistics roles linked to the town’s rail and distribution economy. This article explores Crewe’s “border brain drain”, commuter churn along the M6 and A500 corridors, and the recruitment strategies providers are using to build stable, Cheshire-loyal EBD care teams.