Our history

In 2024, we'll be celebrating our 25th anniversary! We're still growing, with new care homes coming soon in Ashton-under-Lyne, Bishop Auckland, Burnley, Cannock, Burnley, Knowsley, Leeds, Telford and South Elmsall.

We've recently partnered with Wagestream to enhance our rewards and benefits package, so colleagues can access a range of financial wellbeing tools including getting their wages early for any overtime worked. 

2024 has seen the first year of our regional and national Values Awards, offering over £6000 worth of prizes for colleagues. 

In 2023, we brought our much-needed services to more locations across England with the opening of Tees Grange in Stockton-on-Tees, Adswood Lodge in Stockport, Shire Oaks Court in Walsall, Hylton Grange in Sunderland and Woolston House in Warrington.

We also expanded our capacity in existing areas, opening Roseside in Liverpool, Wheldale Heights in Castleford, Buttercup House in South Elmsall and Potters Green in Kilnhurst, Rotherham.

In 2022, we brought our care services to two new areas with the opening of Cheshire Springs in Ellesmere Port and Edgewater in Wallasey.

In June, Tyne Grange achieved an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating, becoming our fourth outstanding-rated home.

In 2021, we opened Wykewood, our first care home in Bradford, Marmaduke in Hull, Blackmoor in Birmingham and Bennett Court in South Elmsall.

Our Exemplar Positive Behaviour Support training was certificated by Bild ACT, building the skills of our workforce to support people who may display behaviours of concern. 

In 2020, we opened Tyne Grange, our first care home in the North East of England. In November 2020, the ownership of Exemplar Health Care transferred to Ares, a global investment company.

In 2019, we opened Brook View in Liverpool, St Andrew’s Court in Hull, Copperfields in Leeds and Ribble View in Preston.

In 2018, we opened Lakeview in Leigh. In March, Dearnevale was rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, a rating they still hold today.

To strengthen our learning and development offer, we introduced Exemplar Learning Management System (ELMS), our eLearning platform. We also launched the My Exemplar colleague app, to bring feel-good stories to our colleagues. 

In 2017, we opened Maypole Grove in Kings Heath, Birmingham.

In 2011, we opened Yarningdale in Ripley.

In 2010, we opened Otterburn in Birmingham and Ravensdale in Leeds.

In 2009, we opened Meadowcroft, Pathways and Eastlands in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Havenmere in Immingham and Kavanagh Place in Liverpool.

In 2008, we opened Parkside in Dudley, Quarryfields in Doncaster and Church Walk in Rochdale.

In 2007, we opened Lonnen Grove in Rotherham, our first learning disability service, and Bridgewood Mews in Dudley.

In 2006, we opened Dearnevale and Neville Court in Barnsley, Thames House in Rochdale, and Scotia Heights in Stoke-On-Trent. We also acquired the former Hollywell Court care home in Sheffield, and renamed it Willowbeck.

In 2005, we expanded our services across Yorkshire, opening Fairburn Vale and Fairburn Mews in Castleford.

In 2004, we opened Fairwinds in Rotherham, our first service for those with complex mental health needs. 

In 2003 we opened our first purpose-built care home, Greenside Court in Greasbrough, supporting adults living with complex needs arising from physical disabilities and neuro-disabilities.

We identified a lack of appropriate care homes for younger adults living with complex needs, and acquired our first five care homes to meet this gap in the care market. Longley Park View in Sheffield became our first care home.

Exemplar Health Care is founded as a healthcare management consultancy and training firm.