Care Alternatives, through its team of specialist associates, offers professional services to the care sector. The team is skilled in a range of essential areas to support your business through consultancy, funding and finance. Offering high standards of professionalism and quality, bottom-line business benefits, and an informed eye on your business, we work alongside you to provide your specialist needs, leaving you free to do what you do best – running your own business.

Care Alternatives offers professional services in the following areas:

Consultancy:

• Inspection preparation and response for owners and managers of care homes, residential homes and nursing homes.
• Management consultancy for owners and managers of care businesses.
• Employment law consultancy, advice and training.
• Specialist accountancy services to maximise efficiency and turn around potential problem areas.
• Occupational therapy advice, consultancy and training, including specialist equipment and techniques.
• Physiotherapy advice, consultancy and training on the latest techniques.
• Specialist training in team building, motivation, leadership and management, dealing with difficult behaviours, dementia care and other relevant areas.
• Assistive technology consultancy and advice to improve standards of care and add value to care businesses.

Funding

Structured lending solutions for:

• Care, residential and nursing homes.
• Private hospitals and hospices.
• Surgeries and health centres.
• Expansion, conversion, development and property purchases.
• Small businesses or large groups.

Finance

• Grant funding and government financial support for pre-market preparation, land and buildings, specialist consultancy fees and fixtures and fittings, for new ventures and large established companies.
• Asset finance and refinance for specialist care equipment, office, kitchen and laundry equipment, and vehicles.
• Payroll finance to boost cashflow and meet short and medium-term business needs.

We work with you

We work with you by assigning a specialist consultant to carry out a needs assessment and offer a range of tailor-made solutions, including costings. If your business wishes to proceed, a contract is drawn up and an agreed programme of services is delivered.