CareTech Intelligence
The UK care technology
sector, mapped.
Care is being rebuilt on software — rostering, eMAR, care planning, sensors, compliance. We represent the companies building it and the providers buying it, so we keep a running map of the whole market: who does what, and where each platform sits.
Why we keep it
The CareTech Index is the always-on layer beneath our CareTech Power List — maintained because reputation in this market is precisely what we do.
Bridgehead advises across social care, healthcare and the technology in between. When a care-tech founder needs to launch a category, announce a raise or engage policymakers — or when a care group needs communications that understand the sector — they come to us because we already know the players.
This is our editorial read on each of them. It is intelligence, not advertising: what a platform does, who it serves, and where it sits in a fast-consolidating market.
The map
The platforms shaping UK care
Care planning & digital records
04A care management platform for care plans, daily logs, incidents and handovers, with add-on rostering, eMAR and a family app.
ReadA care planning and home-management system for point-of-care recording, assessments and back-office management, available in cloud or local install.
ReadA 'Connected Care Platform' combining digital care management, eMAR, wellbeing and staff-dependency tools into a single care operating system.
ReadCare management software for homes — person-centred care planning, resident records, compliance and auditing — with a newer cloud successor, Blyssful.
ReadMedication management
01Home & community care
03A digital-first home healthcare provider that delivers and coordinates in-home care through an AI-supported platform that flags health risks.
ReadAn all-in-one platform for home care providers covering visit scheduling, digital care plans, care monitoring, auditing and invoicing.
ReadA care management platform spanning scheduling, call monitoring, digital care plans, eMAR, HR, invoicing and clinical governance, with carer, client and family apps.
ReadOperations, occupancy & back-office
03Deliberately non-clinical care home administration software covering rostering, time and attendance, HR, invoicing, occupancy and enquiry tracking.
ReadCare home management software focused on the back-office — HR, rostering, payroll, billing, occupancy, governance and financial reporting.
ReadA cloud CRM, occupancy-management and resident-billing platform that helps providers manage enquiries, track occupancy and handle billing.
ReadRisk, quality & compliance
02A cloud platform for governance, risk, quality and compliance — incident and event management, audits, risk assessments and workforce compliance.
ReadA digital compliance platform giving providers continuously-updated, regulator-aligned policies and procedures, plus auditing and mock inspections.
ReadEngagement & marketplaces
02A modular cloud platform for non-clinical senior-living operations — activities, dining, housekeeping, maintenance, transport and family communication.
ReadA consumer marketplace that helps families search for, compare and arrange care homes and later-living options.
ReadA working selection, expanding over time. Profiles are Bridgehead's editorial assessment from public sources; inclusion is not endorsement, and figures attributed to a company are its own. Spotted something we should add or correct? Tell us.
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