My Life Choice sold to Optimo Care Group to expand into complex care

Optimo Care Group (“Optimo”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of My Life Choice Limited (“MLC” or “the Company”).

Based in Colchester, My Life Choice is a complex care provider which was established in 2018 by Jane Lever-Byford and Stephanie Issacson who have established a leading and innovative complex care service.

Operating across the UK, MLC provides a range of care services specialising in supporting younger adults with autism and complex care needs. MLC currently employs in the region of 55 staff, all of whom will remain with the business with plans established to further increase the size of the team through further expansion of its services.

Optimo Care Group was co-founded by Mark Hales and Richard Walker in 2010 with a single vision in mind – to “create a service to be proud of” through high quality, progressive and well reputed care services, initially across the North of England but now extending services across the UK. Optimo aim to provide person centred care and support in ways which have positive outcomes for their clients.

The Group consists of a number of subsidiaries, and delivers over 16,500 hours of care per week, employing over 850 people, operating across the North of England. This acquisition follows on from the recent acquisition of Mayday Homecare in Bolton and Safe Hands Support a little over two months ago. 

Optimo provides wide ranging care and support for several thousand individuals every day. The expansion of their complex care and supported living services is a key objective for 2023 and My Life Choice furthers the Group’s geographical range and also the breadth of its service portfolio across the UK.

Optimo was advised by: Oxygen Enterprise Partners (M&A), Freeths LLP (Legal). Optimo team: Mark Hales, Richard Walker, Ceri Bate, Ben Hales. 

My Life Choice were advised by Setfords Solicitors (Legal) and Redwoods Dowling Kerr (M&A)

Ben Hales, Head of M&A for Optimo Care Group, commented: “I am delighted to announce My Life Choice as the latest addition to the Group. Optimo has significant experience of delivering complex services and acquiring My Life Choice allows us to offer our complex supported living division across a full UK footprint” Ben continued, “I would like to say thank you to both Jane and Stephanie for their inspiring work over the last few years. I would also like to thank Nathan Miller at Redwoods for his continued support and yet again playing an  instrumental role in putting this together.” 

Richard Walker, Chief Executive at Optimo Care Group commented: “I am delighted to welcome My Life Choice into the Optimo family. The team are skilled and passionate about great care and we share those values. With our long standing experience and scale, My Life Choice will be supported to reach its potential as a leading provider of very complex supported living and we look forward to working with and growing the team into the future”