Be Caring
Shaping the future of social care through employee ownership
Be Caring is the UK’s largest employee owned social care provider, employing more than 850 colleagues across the North of England. Formerly CASA Homecare, the organisation transformed into Be Caring to reflect a renewed purpose: improving lives and empowering communities through values-led, people-centred care.
As a 100 per cent employee owned business, Be Caring’s model ensures that the people delivering care have a genuine voice in how services are run. This structure has fostered innovation, fairness and stability – most notably through its pioneering Model of Care, which prioritises fair pay, workforce wellbeing and high-quality outcomes.
Under CEO Sharon Lowrie’s leadership, Be Caring has become a national exemplar of how employee ownership can drive excellence in social care –achieving industry awards, financial independence and recognition from Skills for Care as a blueprint for the sector’s future.
By putting people before profit, Be Caring continues to demonstrate that sustainable, compassionate care and commercial success can go hand in hand.
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