Care consultants who provide the balance between good business and exceptional care

Quality Assurance
Care Delivery
Marketing & Business Development
Culture
Compliance
Operations
Profitability
Human Resources & Training

We’re business consultants who specialise in care – helping to improve ALL the functions of your care business. From compliance, care provision and staff culture, to HR, marketing and profitability, we add real value to your entire care business.

Partnering with owners, and supporting registered managers.
Care business experts for ALL your care business challenges.
Helping you to future-proof your care business.
Improving your quality assurance, compliance and staff culture.
Better marketing, more referrals, and increased profits.

We’re not your average care consultancy

Care businesses aren’t just about CQC compliance. Managing a high functioning care business, with its multitude of moving parts, while at the same time striving to deliver quality care can often feel like you’re being pulled in several different directions.

The Care Ideals unique ‘whole care business’ solution resolves your challenges.

Our team of in-house care consultants and business specialists, offering more than 160 years (and counting) of combined experience in care, HR, compliance, operations, quality assurance and marketing are experts in helping to improve and transform social care providers into effective care businesses.

All these benefits, all from one place, all the time.

Whether you’re the owner of a care home or nursing home, a domiciliary care provider, a supported living provider, a registered manager, or a care franchisee, we work as your business partners and advisers. Our ‘one stop shop’ service provides a tailored level of on-going business, operational and staff support that will ensure your business is managed successfully, leaving you and your team to deliver exceptional care.

We offer different levels of support.
Please contact us to discuss which solution meets your specific requirements.

"David is driven to create ethical, sustainable businesses which operate with integrity in the best interests of the residents and patients that they serve. He has the experience to skilfully balance the needs of residents and patients, the staff and the shareholders and owners."
Senior Director (Health and Social Care Sector)
"May I say how delighted we were with your input on the bank call. Many thanks. For the 1st time in years, we think we might be able to relax a little."
Co-Owner (Care Home Group)
"I think you’ve done a fantastic job. It’s been great to see what you’ve done – impressive and you’ve definitely saved the home from major scandal!"
Safeguarding Manager (County Council)
"David is a highly experienced manager having worked across many different healthcare services since 2002 and has resolved many extremely difficult situations. He has an excellent knowledge of Care Quality Commission regulatory requirements, human resource management, budgetary control and team leadership."
Senior Director (Healthcare Provider)
"Thank you very much for your most helpful report and hard work. It is vital that the managers follow up on your suggestions to get the Homes knocked into shape."
Co-Owner (Care Home Group)
"Knowing that we have David and his company behind us, enables me and my staff to do the best for our patients, without any distractions. In addition to David completing work to a very high-level, it is obvious that he genuinely cares about patients."
Owner (Private Ambulance Service)
"David, thank you for your monthly report, which I greatly look forward to. We (you) are making great strides forward and it looks like we can now see the trees! I’m sure these improvements are registering with the council and CQC and would not be surprised if they are also impacting on enquiries and admissions."
Co-Owner (Care Home Group)
"Without David’s dedication, commitment and support, it would have been much tougher for us to realise our goals. The plans we now have in place for future development would not have been possible without David’s advice and guidance, and his focus on service delivery."
Quality Assurance Manager (Large Domiciliary Care Provider)
"David has a fearsome capacity for hard work, and although a non-clinician, has demonstrated a rare ability to genuinely put patient care at the forefront of all he does. He is genuinely interested in the welfare of patients, and also of the staff he is responsible for."
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
"David has been instrumental in improving and raising standards and his focus is always the best interests of the residents. He is able to balance this with keeping our organisation safe, from both the compliance perspective and the business perspective. David adds great value."
Quality Assurance Manager (Care Home Group)