SureCare has launched two new franchises in its 30th anniversary year.
Faisal Saleem has set up SureCare Morecambe and Onyeka Offor has launched SureCare Southport, offering a full range of regulated and non-regulated care services to local people.
Both franchises have recently secured their registrations with the Care Quality Commission.
Before deciding to set up a home care business, Faisal worked in management roles in the agricultural sector.
He was motivated to move into the care sector after losing both of his parents to Covid-19 within ten days of each other.
Faisal said: “What happened during the pandemic to me and to many other people was life changing. It made me want to set up my own business in the home care sector and provide vital services to people living in the community.
“While I had plenty of experience managing teams and problem solving, I didn’t have a background in the home care sector.
“Becoming part of the SureCare family meant that I had an established brand behind me and all the support that I needed to get going including with the process of gaining our Care Quality Commission registration.
“Now that we have the registration, we can provide people locally with a full range of home care services.
“I have lived in Morecambe for the last seven years and there is a great sense of community in the town as well as a need for compassionate, high quality person-centred care.”
Faisal has appointed Nicky Ghuman as SureCare Morecambe’s Registered Manager.
Before deciding to set up a home care business, Onyeka worked in the NHS for several years and as a fire engineer.
He was keen to establish his own business and chose the home care sector because he wanted to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Onyeka said: “I am passionate about providing people in the Southport community with the best possible home care services.
“While I have experience working in the NHS, I didn’t have a background in the home care sector or running my own business.
“I did a lot of research into setting up a business in this sector and SureCare stood out as the ideal partner. I liked the fact that they are a family business and have been going for 30 years this year.
“Becoming a SureCare franchisee meant that I had an established brand behind me and all the support that I needed to get going including with the process of gaining our Care Quality Commission registration.
“Now that we have the registration, we can provide people locally with a full range of home care services. I’m also looking to recruit the right people to work as care workers, people who are as passionate as I am about the need to deliver compassionate, high quality person-centred care.
“I want to make a real difference to the lives of people living in the Southport community.”
Onyeka is supported by SureCare Southport’s Registered Manager Darren Ritson. Darren has worked in the care sector for 35 years.
Gary Farrer, Managing Director of SureCare, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Faisal and Onyeka on board as our franchisees for Morecambe and Southport.
“We were impressed with their passion to deliver home care services of the highest quality to people in their respective areas. They are the latest new franchises that we are rolling out to coincide with our 30th anniversary.”
Image depicts Onyeka Offor of SureCare Southport with SureCare’s Josh Farrer