Providing compassionate, personalized care to help individuals remain in their homes, these eight providers are leaders in London’s home health care sector.
Choose the Right Provider Based On:
Complex care needs: Cera Care, Sciensus, Mears
Holistic elderly support: Caremark, Advinia, Radfield
Rapid or private clinical access at home: London Wellbeing Care, Care UK residential division
1. Cera Care
Founded: November 2015 in London
Founders / Key People: Dr Mahiben Maruthappu & Marek Sacha; Dr Ben Maruthappu (CEO)
HQ: London
Website: ceracare.co.uk
Employees: 6,000; Services 2 million patient visits monthly
Overview:
Tech-driven home care provider using AI and digital tools (e.g. Smart Care app) to predict and prevent health incidents. Now UK’s first “unicorn” in home care after raising significant funding and enhancing remote, nurse-led services.
Services: Home care, telehealth, nursing, medication delivery, dementia and long-COVID support
2. Caremark (London Franchises)
Founded: 1987 (Brighton), expanded to franchises including London in 2005
Founder / CEO: Kevin Lewis
Website: caremark.co.uk
Employees: 7,000 UK-wide
Overview:
One of the largest UK in-home care franchise networks. London offices operate under senior franchisees like Noorina Boodhooa in Barnet.
Services: Personal care, live-in care, dementia and respite care; integrates with NHS and local authorities
3. Advinia Healthcare
Founded: 1999; Headquartered in Finchley Central, London
Founder: Dr Sanjeev Kanoria & Sangita Kanoria
Website: advinia.co.uk
Reach: Operates 38 care homes and home care services across the UK
Overview:
Originally care-home focused, now offers both residential care and domiciliary home care in and around London.
Services: Elderly personal care, nursing at home, memory care, end-of-life support
4. Care UK / Practice Plus Group
Founded: 1982 (as Anglia Secure Homes), expanded to Care UK plc in 1994
Key People: Richard Pearman (long-term director), now part-sold to Welltower
Website: careuk.com
Scope: 150+ care homes, nursing, dementia & hospice care
Overview:
Largest care-home group; until 2019 also provided home clinical services through Practice Plus Group.
Services: Residential care, daily living support, dementia and nursing care
5. Sciensus (formerly Healthcare at Home)
Founded: 1992 in London by Charles Walsh
Website: sciensus.com
Employees: 1,600; serves 230,000+ patients yearly
Overview:
Specialist at-home medication delivery and support service for chronic and cancer patients.
Services: Complex medication pickup/delivery, spouse training, patient education
6. Radfield Home Care (London branches)
Founded: 2008; HQ in Shrewsbury
Founders: Dr Hannah MacKechnie & Alex Green
Website: radfieldhomecare.co.uk
Growth: 25+ UK offices, awards for franchise expansion
Overview:
Expanding franchise offering culturally-informed home care in London boroughs.
Services: Personal/home care, dementia care, companionship, respite services
7. Mears Group (Care division)
Founded: 1996; HQ in Gloucester
Key People: CEO Lucas Critchley; Chairman Jim Clarke
Website: mearsgroup.co.uk
Revenue: £1.13 billion (2024) including home care and property services
Overview:
Major provider of maintenance, housing support, and home care across the UK, including London.
Services: Home care packages, aids/ adaptations installation, housing support services
8. London Wellbeing Care (Private GP/Home Health)
Founded: 2021
Location: Care Chemist, Shenley Road, North London
Website: londonwellbeingcare.com
Service Offering: Multi-disciplinary allied health including GPs, nurses, mental health, physiotherapy via in-home and virtual consultations
Overview:
A private clinic-anchored model offering holistic, rapid-response home health services across London.
Services: GPs, nursing, mental health, weight-management programs, virtual care
