Celebrating three years in Nailsworth

CORINIUM Care live-in care agency celebrates three years in Nailsworth on July 10 with a lunch party for staff.

The company, one of the biggest live-in care agencies in the UK, was set up in 1995 by Managing Director Camilla Miles from her kitchen in Bisley.

Corinium Care now has 12 staff at its head office in Nailsworth, more than 700 registered carers, and offices in Zimbabwe, South Africa and New Zealand. Its carers look after frail and elderly people in their own homes all over the South West, as well as severely disabled young adults.

The company was formed after Camilla moved from Wales to Gloucestershire and started running a nanny agency when her two children were small.

“Clients started to ask whether we could care for their ageing parents, as well as for their children. It was clear that live-in care would quickly become the better business proposition, so I sold the nanny business,” said Camilla.

Corinium Care moved to premises in Minchinhampton in 2003, and quickly outgrew them. Taking on the offices in George Street, Nailsworth in 2006 was a major step forward.

“The business went from strength to strength and we had to expand. It was definitely the right decision. Our client base has quadrupled in the last five years and shows no signs of slowing,” said Camilla.

The office, formerly an antiques shop, was refurbished for Corinium Care’s use.

Camilla puts the company’s success down to three main factors: “Our staff, our high standards, and the fact that the personal touch is at the core of everything we do. We’re in a very competitive market, and we have to be the best if we want to remain a leader in the field of care,” she said.

The most important change in the last three years, she added, is the growing awareness of live-in care as an alternative to nursing homes.
“Going into a nursing home is a very difficult decision for both the person concerned and their family. Live-in care allows them to stay in their own home for as long as possible and makes a huge difference to their quality of life and state of mind,” said Camilla.