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We prioritise what's important to you. Be it personal care or practical jobs, mental health or wellbeing support, admin or advocacy, we cover a broad range of care and support.
We support you in building a team you have ownership of, and can develop trust in. We empower you to learn about the interests, skills and experience of a person offering support before committing to that partnership. Doing this allows caregiving relationships to flourish.
The people and the things that we care about are what make us who we are. Developing an understanding of you, your life and the people you share it with are essential for us in developing a deeper awareness of your health and wellbeing, as well as how best to support you.
The people who are already supporting you - family, friends or a trusted neighbour - can be part of your Equal Care Team, and can help us to create an open, inclusive network of support that you are in control of.
All support workers go through a rigorous recruitment process, including applications, interviews, and reference checks.
We ensure it's safe for workers to provide support in people’s homes and that their skills align with the needs of those receiving care.
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We run full recruitment processes including an interview and reference checks, ensuring the safety of everyone involved and that workers have the right mix of skills.
Care technology is advancing all the time, but progress isn’t always positive. Many systems reinforce top-down control, focusing on management oversight and regulatory compliance rather than the needs of workers and those receiving care. Worse still, much of this tech is built by companies chasing rapid growth and quick investor returns.
We believe in a different approach. Co-operatively owned technology, designed with and for our members, can transform care, making it more ethical, equitable, and accountable to the people who use it.
Professional care and support practitioners are paid shockingly low wages, with many living in working poverty.
This crucial and demanding work deserves far more than the minimum wage—it should no longer sit at the bottom of the UK’s pay scale.
Since funding is limited, we’re committed to paying workers as much as possible while staying financially sustainable. Our model ensures that the maximum possible income goes directly to those providing care.
Social care is built on unequal relationships: between councils and providers, providers and workers, and those receiving support and the entire system around them.
Being stuck in these low-status, high-stress dynamics takes a toll on mental and physical health.
As a co-operative, we do things differently. Our governance structure shares power rather than hoarding it. We are transparent: when you join us, you see where the money goes, who gets paid what, and you have a real say in decision-making.
The social care workforce is already stretched thin, and as our population ages, the gap is only growing.
We’re making care work more attractive with better pay and genuine choice. We also seek to enable people receiving support and community members to contribute through voluntary work.
Our goal is to redefine care as an abundant resource—one that all of us, as human beings, can both give and receive.
