Celebrating 25 years of Exemplar Health Care

Today marks 25 years since Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare training provider with a vision to improve care through high-quality training.

Within a few years, we recognised a need for appropriate care for younger adults living with complex needs and opened our first care home, Longley Park View in Sheffield, in 2001.

Since then, Exemplar Health Care has grown into one of the country’s leading nursing care providers, offering community-based complex care for people who might otherwise be living in hospitals or secure settings.

Today, we proudly support over 1,100 individuals and employ more than 5,500 dedicated colleagues across 52 complex care services nationwide.

To mark our 25th anniversary, all our homes are celebrating with special events, including parties at homes that are marking their own milestones this year - whether it’s their 5th, 10th or even 20th year.

As part of the festivities, colleagues and residents are reflecting on their favourite memories and sharing stories that capture the positive impact of living and working in our communities.

Our homes have also enjoyed a fun, organisation-wide bake-off competition, led by the Service User Council, a committee made up of residents from across our homes who advocate for their peers and help shape projects to improve care.

Each team was challenged to bake and decorate a ‘25 years’ themed cake, judged by Home Managers on its "wow" factor. Winners from each home will move on to the final, with the chance to win exciting gift card prizes.

An anniversary wouldn’t be complete without a quiz! Our virtual quiz brought together people from all our homes and Central Support Services, testing their knowledge of our fascinating 25-year history.

To commemorate this milestone, we’ve created a montage video featuring a message from our Chief Executive Officer, Steve Melton, and reflections from residents on how our care has made a meaningful difference in their lives.

As we look back on the past 25 years, we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s been part of our journey.

To our colleagues, who work tirelessly to make every day better; to those we support, who trust us to help them reach their goals; to families and friends, who’ve supported us through everything; and to our partners, who’ve contributed to our success in so many ways - thank you.

Looking to the future, we’re excited for the possibilities ahead. Here’s to 25 more incredible years.

If you’re interested in joining a team that’s passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you. Check out our job vacancies and together, we can continue building a brighter future.