Investor services

A modern, fit-for-purpose care home operator requires a substantial head office function to be able to deliver a high quality, compliant, service that can provide good MI. Significant advantages and opportunities arise from the development of a group under HCMS management.

  1. Scalability. HCMS can offer a management platform capable of adding any number of services at any time (the largest single group that HCMS has on-boarded and soft-landed, at any one time is 60 homes). This allows growth to be determined by opportunity and not restricted by capacity. Whatever size the portfolio, HCMS clients benefit from the resources of a large corporate provider with the capacity to smoothly onboard and integrate new home and groups, whatever the size.

  2. Comprehensive solution. HCMS offers a fully comprehensive solution from the outset. HCMS has over a hundred employees providing the following functions:

    • Operation
    • Finance
    • Quality
    • IT
    • HR
    • Estates
    • Training
    • Compliance

Whether you’re beginning with 1 service or 20, you will have the full suite of management functions available to support your investment.

  1. Management. The HCMS team have a proven track record of managing care services. Recruiting a new team is always a risk, particularly at a time when the intention is to grow and acquire new services and when, as a new provider, regulatory scrutiny will be at it’s highest.

  2. Geography. As HCMS has a national presence, investors are not geographically restricted when seeking new opportunities. This greatly increases the chances of being able to identify and secure assets at the right price.

  3. Cost. HCMS provides a fixed cost management solution, thereby making investment decisions much simpler.

  4. Exit. At exit there are options. If the incoming investor already owns a portfolio then a company or asset sale is simple, and the complexity of making an entire head office team redundant is eradicated. Alternatively, the incoming investor can consider the possibility of continuing to contract with HCMS to provide management services in the long or short term.

Related case studies

Review of three family-owned homes on behalf of a bank 

Operational and Financial review of a 12 care home group in the South West 

Operational audit and financial review of a care-home group consisting of 20 homes 

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For banks

Solutions for banks

  • Independent business reviews
  • Independent operational reviews
  • Management audits
  • Viability reviews
  • Financial forecasting
  • Pre-investment appraisals
  • Interim management
  • Client support

Case studies

Review of three family-owned homes on behalf of a bank

Operational and financial review of a 12 care home group in the South West

Operational audit and financial review of a care-home group consisting of 20 homes

For investors

Solutions for investors

  • Operational due diligence
  • Restructuring of facilities and management teams and procedures
  • Sale and purchase analysis of businesses and real estate
  • Reporting and accounting
  • Hands-on optimization of operations
  • HoldCo vs. PropCo + Opco structuring
  • Advisory services at acquisition and sale
  • Virtual data rooms

Case studies

Review of a large portfolio of care homes for an overseas investor 

Confidential review of a portfolio of homes 

Operational audit and financial review of a care-home group consisting of 20 homes 

For care home operators

Solutions for care home operators

  • A low cost, professional head office service
  • Accounting and administrative functions
  • Forecasting and cash-flows
  • Operational management and support
  • Help with regulatory and contracting issues
  • Assistance with safeguarding issues (SOVA/POVA)
  • Training in implementation and operation of care, quality and management systems

Case studies

Operational review and strategic reporting for a UK Charity 

Risk review of 157 homes on behalf of a major national operator

Operational support to home owners with serious regulatory issues 

Solutions for banks

  • Independent business reviews
  • Independent operational reviews
  • Management audits
  • Viability reviews
  • Financial forecasting
  • Pre-investment appraisals
  • Interim management
  • Client support

Case studies

Review of three family-owned homes on behalf of a bank

Operational and financial review of a 12 care home group in the South West

Operational audit and financial review of a care-home group consisting of 20 homes

Solutions for investors

  • Operational due diligence
  • Restructuring of facilities and management teams and procedures
  • Sale and purchase analysis of businesses and real estate
  • Reporting and accounting
  • Hands-on optimization of operations
  • HoldCo vs. PropCo + Opco structuring
  • Advisory services at acquisition and sale
  • Virtual data rooms

Case studies

Review of a large portfolio of care homes for an overseas investor 

Confidential review of a portfolio of homes 

Operational audit and financial review of a care-home group consisting of 20 homes 

Solutions for care home operators

  • A low cost, professional head office service
  • Accounting and administrative functions
  • Forecasting and cash-flows
  • Operational management and support
  • Help with regulatory and contracting issues
  • Assistance with safeguarding issues (SOVA/POVA)
  • Training in implementation and operation of care, quality and management systems

Case studies

Operational review and strategic reporting for a UK Charity 

Risk review of 157 homes on behalf of a major national operator

Operational support to home owners with serious regulatory issues