For adult social care managers across Essex and England, summer brings a very specific kind of operational headache. While the rest of the world is checking into airports and firing up barbecues, care providers are staring at a holiday tracker that looks like a logistical jigsaw puzzle. Balancing mandatory staff annual leave with the unyielding, 24/7 care needs of vulnerable residents is always a tightrope walk. But this summer, the pressure feels uniquely intense. Following