Cera Care, the technology-enabled home care provider that uses digital tools to improve elderly care services, has acquired Mears Care Scotland.
The deal will add more than 1,000 staff and 12 offices in Scotland to Cera Care’s operations, with the Mears Groups domiciliary care arm integrating with the company.
Since 2016, Cera Care has raised more than £70 million in debt and equity funding to support the company’s national expansion. In the first half of this year, the company provided almost two million in-home care visits across its users.
The technology from the company uses machine learning algorithms for elderly care to predict health deteriorations before they occur. The App also gives family members and medical practitioners health information when needed.
Ranpreet Grewal, Finance Director at Cera Care, said: “The first half of this year has reaffirmed how vital social care is across the UK as a whole. Ultimately, we want to provide as many people as possible with access to our technology.”
“This deal means we are able to create hundreds of roles across Scotland to help put people back to work, provide best in class support to the country’s elderly community and further support on the NHS during a time of unpresented pressure.”
“We had set ourselves the aim of establishing a national footprint in Scotland earlier this year, and this acquisition marks a huge achievement for everyone at Cera Care. The infrastructure and talent we have been able to bring in as a result of this deal provides us with an ideal platform from which to continue our growth in Scotland and the rest of the UK.”
