Edinburgh-based Care Sourcer has bought two social care consumer websites Good Care Guide and Care Home Advisor from healthcare business intelligence provider LaingBuisson.
Care Sourcer - dubbed 'the Rightmove of care' - is the UK’s first comparison and matching site for care of the elderly.
Good Care Guide is a leading website to find, rate and review care for older people in care homes and those looking for care at home across England, Scotland and Wales. Care Home Advisor aggregates real time data to help people find the right care home for their needs and is endorsed by Age UK, Independent Age, Care England and the National Care Forum.
Andrew Parfrey, CEO and co-founder of Care Sourcer, said: "This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to becoming the UK’s marketplace for quality care for the elderly. Finding the best care for loved ones can be a stressful time for families and we want to ensure we can provide them with the highest quality information they can access quickly and easily to help them to find the care team that’s right for their specific needs.”
Henry Elphick, CEO of LaingBuisson, said: “We are excited by the commitment Care Sourcer has shown to ensuring that consumers have access to the most accurate and transparent information on care, promoting good care and investing in the sector.”
Care Sourcer was founded in Edinburgh in 2016 by Parfery and Andrew McGinley. In July 2018, Care Sourcer announced a Series A of funding of £8.5 million, the largest Series A of a digital technology company in Scotland. This comprised a £6 million investment from Legal & General and a further £2.5 million from patient venture investor, Accelerated Digital Ventures.
