About us

Making every day better for adults living with complex needs is our passion. It has been for over 25 years.

As the NHS reports an ageing population with increasingly complex healthcare needs, our care services are needed now more than ever.

Established in 1999, our 50+ care homes ensure people get the care they need, the first time round, in a community-based home that’s close to their loved ones.

Through our values of fun, integrity, success, responsiveness and teamwork, we’re proud of the outcomes we enable people to achieve.

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Mission, vision and values

Our mission is to make ‘every day better’ for our people. We do this by putting our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork at the heart of everything we do.

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Meet the Leadership Team

Meet the people behind Exemplar Health Care, a diverse and talented group of sector-leading experts who share our values and passion to make ‘every day better’.

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Our history

With the growing demand for complex nursing care, our care services ensure that more people get the care they need closer to home. 

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What we do

We manage over 50 complex care services across England ... 

  • Supporting over 1000 people

  • Working closely with over 80% of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and local authorities in England

  • Opening 10 new care homes in 2024

 

We support those whose needs are consider ‘too complex’ for mainstream care providers ...

  • Providing community-based, supportive homes for those who’d often be in a hospital or higher acuity setting if not placed with us

  • Caring for over 50 diagnoses including brain injuries, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities

  • Supporting people who have a number of secondary diagnoses, complexities and risks including:

    • behaviours of concern

    • prolonged disorders of consciousness

    • tracheostomies

    • ventilators

    • PEG feeding tubes

  • Achieving positive outcomes and a reduction in behaviours of concern within the first 12 weeks for many of the people we support

  • Ending the cycle of failed placements through highly trained Nurse-led teams, higher than average staffing levels and a holistic approach to care

 

We put people at the heart of everything we do ... 

  • Ensuring the right placement from the start through a robust clinical needs and ‘community fit’ assessment

  • Providing high staffing levels based on individual need, to build trust and achieve longer-term, person-centred outcomes

  • Encouraging co-production through our Service User Ambassador initiative

 

We’re the proud employer of over 5000 colleagues ...

  • Recruiting people who match our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork 

  • Giving people the best start to their career with us through our robust induction, including supernumerary time for Registered Nurses and preceptorship for newly qualified Nurses

  • Empowering our colleagues to meet their full potential through our extensive learning and development opportunities

  • Celebrating the incredible work of our colleagues through our awards and recognition initiatives

  • Supporting a happy and healthy workforce by running health and wellbeing initiatives and providing rewards and benefits 

Find a care home

Explore over 50 care homes across England, supporting adults living with complex needs.

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Make a referral

Join over 100 ICBs and local authorities in choosing Exemplar Health Care for complex care placements.

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Discover rewarding careers in care with stable roles and plenty of opportunities to grow.

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Contact us

Contact our friendly team for assistance with referrals, job enquiries or any questions you have.

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