Care CEO Success Stories Podcast

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Joanne Balmer, CEO of Oakland Care . Joanne joined Oakland Care in 2019 when it had three homes. They now have eight homes with a ninth opening in April and other homes  in the pipeline. Joanne was also awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's birthday honours list for services to social care during the pandemic - always prioritisi...

This episode of t he Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Dr Sanjeev Kanoria, Chairman and co-founder of Advinia Healthcare . After training at Kings College London, Sanjeev worked for over 15 years in liver transplantation surgery and also has a Phd from University College London for his research into reducing live injury. He was also a consultant in healthcare, strategy and finance at McKin...

This episode of t he Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Rebecca Pearson, General Manager of Bupa Care Services in the UK and part of the Bupa Global, India and UK (BGIUK) Market Unit which is comprised of 122 care homes and 10 Richmond Villages. Rebecca has been with Bupa for over 25 years, having previously been Operations Director for Bupa UK Care Services for eight years and prior to tha...

This episode of t he Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Mike Parsons, founder and CEO of Barchester Healthcare for 21 years - and one of the UK's most successful care entrepreneurs. Under his guidance, Barchester grew to 151 care homes across the UK, employing 17,000 people. Mike now sits on the board of Barchester's holding company. After rising to be managing director of an advertising ag...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Keith Crockett, CEO of Lovett Care , which has eight homes across the UK. Keith has a wealth of experience working with care providers, investors and private equity groups before joining Lovett Care . In this episode Keith talks about his first six months as CEO - and the difference moving the senior team to a new headquarters made. In...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Simon Harrison, Managing Director of Ideas Afresh which specialises in board level appointments and consultancy as well as change management in health and social care. Simon began his career in nursing and has extensive experience with a range of public and independent healthcare organisations, and now focuses on working with companies...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Amanda Scott, CEO of Forest Healthcare , which runs 13 care homes in London and the south of England has for the last three years been rated a top 20 medium-sized care home group by carehome.co.uk Amanda is a qualified nurse who has worked in health and social care for over 30 years and joined Forest Healthcare in 2019. In this episode...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Helen Davies Parsons, CEO of Dormy Care Communities , which runs four care homes in Wales and England. Helen is a nurse, and after working in intensive care later became a staff nurse in a care home where she discovered she "loved" working in care. Later on she went on to become regional director of a large care provider, and a care con...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Roger Booker, CEO of Care Sante Limite d, which delivers homecare services across England. Roger has been working in healthcare since 1991 and in 1996 became responsible for developing a strategy for growing Care UK's home care services. Over 12 years, Roger helped take Care UK from 5,000 per week home care hours to 125,000 per week hou...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Bernie Suresparan, executive chairman of the We Care Group , founded in 2007, and now operating 31 cares homes across the north of England, and with over 2000 staff. Bernie had been travelling the world working for British Petroleum for 11 years when he took the decision to launch the We Care Group . In the episode Bernie reveals the im...

This episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast features Tony Banks, founder and chair of the Balhousie Care Group , founded in 1991 and now operating 26 care facilities across Scotland with 1000 residents and more than 1,500 staff.  Tony was working in finance and property when he started the Balhousie Care Group at the age of 29 with his then wife.  A former period long-stay hospital was hi...

Welcome to the second episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast where the UK's leading care operator CEOs celebrate and share their single biggest achievement! This episode features Roger Catchpole, MD of Stow Healthcare , which now operates six homes and has running for 12 years. Roger, who previously worked in marketing and property development, has specialised in turning around failing ca...

Welcome to the first episode of the Care CEO Success Stories podcast where the UK's leading care operator CEOs celebrate and share their single biggest achievement! This first episode features Raina Summerson, CEO of Agincare with whom she been with for 18 years, and she reveals how she's helped turn Agincare from a £4m-a-year care operator to £90m. Agincare, based in Dorset, operates a care homes...