{"id":117843,"date":"2018-08-21T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=117843"},"modified":"2023-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:00:00","slug":"how-to-start-a-care-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/guides\/how-to-start-a-care-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start a home care agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Startups.co.uk is reader supported – we may earn a commission from our recommendations, at no extra cost to you and without impacting our editorial impartiality.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text hash_url=”undefined#” title_type=”h1″]Between the UK’s ever-growing ageing population and the NHS crisis, demand for domiciliary (or home-based) care services is skyrocketing – and the industry is worth a whopping £7.8bn per year.\n

While the NHS provides care to countless vulnerable adults and elderly people, there’s plenty of room for new independent care agencies to offer care services to those who need them. Just look at the success of Startups 100 2023 business, Lottie<\/a>. Founded in 2021, it has taken on a valuation of £45m in just two years.<\/p>\n

Your business will find reliable, qualified care providers for clients, collect payment, and then pay your staff a fair portion of these earnings. It’s possible to manage your care partners or carers remotely without having to pay for office space – though you’ll still face significant start-up costs in the form of staff salaries and training.<\/p>\n

To make a successful home care business plan<\/a>, you’ll need to have qualifications and ample experience in the care sector, the ability to effectively manage a team, and a burning desire to provide high-quality, compassionate care. If this sounds like you, read on to find out how to start a home care agency.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n <\/p>

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\n \n \n Everything you need to create a professional care agency website <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
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There’s a huge amount of planning that needs to go into launching a care agency. Thankfully, one area which needn’t cause undue stress is creating a website to promote your business. Thanks to modern templates like the one below<\/a><\/strong>, you can create one of your own in under an hour.<\/p>\n

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At Startups.co.uk, we test and rate website builder tools, and we’ve identified Wix as one of the best you can choose for creating a business site. Wix even has a selection of custom website templates designed specifically for care agencies<\/strong><\/a> – you simply drop your own business information, wording and preferred imagery into your chosen template. Better still, it’s completely free to try<\/strong> for yourself.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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\n The key steps to take when starting a home care agency are: <\/h3>\n