Founded in 2001, 1st Care soon acquired four nursing homes under the direction and leadership of its Managing Director Mrs Jagruti Patel a qualified pharmacist.1st Care is registered with the CQC to provide nursing care for up to 142 people living in their four nursing home Stubby Leas Nursing Home near Lichfield, Staffordshire (a a 48-bed specialist dementia care service), Acorn Care Home in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham (a 22-bed specialist service for males with a working-age dementia), Orrell Grange Nursing Home in Liverpool (a 36-bed service for older people with physical healthcare needs) and Hawthorne Nursing Home near Nottingham (a 36-bed service for older people with physical health needs).The Company is proud to be a family-sized business, and Mrs. Patel as the sole owner of the Company takes steps to ensure she knows her employees and her staff know her.