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Specialist in Social Care

Helping social care leaders, business owners, investors, and commissioners navigate strategy, communication, and change.

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Testimonial
"I got so much from our session, thank you."
  • Strategy - What's the plan?
  • Personal Branding - What do you want to be known for?
  • Consultancy - What's the problem that needs solving?

My Services

Judgement, Perspective, Challenge
Sara Livadeas facilitating a strategy workshop with a social care leadership team

Strategy

For organisations trying to work out what to do next, I can help make sense of the evidence, challenge assumptions, involve the right people, and surface hopes and fears - to create a simple strategy your team can get behind.
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Sara Livadeas coaching a social care leader on personal branding

Personal Branding

For leaders who have something to say but aren't sure how to say it. You see others building reputations and you want to learn their techniques. I'll show you how to become a trusted expert in your field.
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Crisis communications planning session for a care provider

Consultancy

For when you're facing a difficult decision, a looming crisis, a regulatory headache, something is keeping you awake at night. An idea you want to test. Who do you talk to when everyone talks to you? I bring an experienced outside perspective, helping you to work out what to do next.
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Some of the people I've worked with

Chief executives, founders, commissioners and researchers — across national charities, care groups, sector bodies, and individuals just finding their voice.

Want to work with me?

I've worked with Sara for over 5 years and continue to recommend her or commission her support. Sara has not only the professional knowledge of many years in the social care sector, but she also understands every role on the human level having walked the walk herself.

She firmly places people at the heart of everything she does, both people drawing on care and support and those that work in the sector. A recent example is the consultancy she led for me at NHS England, on digitising social care.

She is an innovator, an excellent thought leader and a real pleasure to work with.

Skills for Care

Dr Jane Brightman

Director of Workforce Strategy, Skills for Care

Huge thank you Sara for turning the daunting task of social media posting, which I've struggled with for years, into an easy and achievable part of my daily routines, totally integrated into my wider work to share our research to benefit residents living in care settings to continue to enjoy time in the garden.

Step Change Design

Debbie Carroll (MBALI)

Director, Step Change Design Ltd.

Posting is scary! I worked with Sara over a few months to grow my confidence in sharing reflections and photos and getting more comfortable at being visible in a way that feels like me.

I spend less time now worrying about every word I post and having Sara to kick ideas around with has helped me massively. 

United Response

Kate Terroni

CEO, United Response

Sara has long been a supporter of Integrated Retirement Communities. Her Key Note speech at the ARCO Conference got us all thinking and delegates were talking about it for the rest of the day.

ARCO, Associated Retirement Community Operators

Michael Voges

CEO Association of Retirement Community Operators

I have known Sara for years and she has worked on a diverse range of innovative projects for Carterwood. She always brings a different perspective and challenges my thinking.

Carterwood

Amanda Nurse

Co- Founder of Carterwood Ltd.

Sara is very incisive and quickly unearths the real issue. When she offered to help me to show case our fostering work at Care Friends in the trade press I couldn't believe she managed to get an article placed within a week!

Care Friends

Neil Eastwood

Founder Care Friends

Sara worked with Home and Future when we were setting up as an independent company. Her expert advice on social media, presenting a clear message and identity as well as wider work on our communication strategy was so helpful to us. She also supported conversations around our wider strategy. I would highly recommend Sara.

Home and Future

Lucy Butler

CEO, Home and Future (SE Region RCC)

I've worked with Sara for over 5 years and continue to recommend her or commission her support. Sara has not only the professional knowledge of many years in the social care sector, but she also understands every role on the human level having walked the walk herself.

She firmly places people at the heart of everything she does, both people drawing on care and support and those that work in the sector. A recent example is the consultancy she led for me at NHS England, on digitising social care.

She is an innovator, an excellent thought leader and a real pleasure to work with.

Skills for Care

Dr Jane Brightman

Social Care Leader & Independent Strategic Advier

Huge thank you Sara for turning the daunting task of social media posting, which I've struggled with for years, into an easy and achievable part of my daily routines, totally integrated into my wider work to share our research to benefit residents living in care settings to continue to enjoy time in the garden.

Step Change Design

Debbie Carroll (MBALI)

Director, Step Change Design Ltd.

Posting is scary! I worked with Sara over a few months to grow my confidence in sharing reflections and photos and getting more comfortable at being visible in a way that feels like me.

I spend less time now worrying about every word I post and having Sara to kick ideas around with has helped me massively. 

United Response

Kate Terroni

CEO, United Response

Sara has long been a supporter of Integrated Retirement Communities. Her Key Note speech at the ARCO Conference got us all thinking and delegates were talking about it for the rest of the day.

ARCO, Associated Retirement Community Operators

Michael Voges

CEO Association of Retirement Community Operators

I have known Sara for years and she has worked on a diverse range of innovative projects for Carterwood. She always brings a different perspective and challenges my thinking.

Carterwood

Amanda Nurse

Co- Founder of Carterwood Ltd.

Sara is very incisive and quickly unearths the real issue. When she offered to help me to show case our fostering work at Care Friends in the trade press I couldn't believe she managed to get an article placed within a week!

Care Friends

Neil Eastwood

Founder Care Friends

Sara worked with Home and Future when we were setting up as an independent company. Her expert advice on social media, presenting a clear message and identity as well as wider work on our communication strategy was so helpful to us. She also supported conversations around our wider strategy. I would highly recommend Sara.

Home and Future

Lucy Butler

CEO at Home and Future (SE Region RCC)
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Front cover of Sara Livadeas' free guide to opening a new care home

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Opening a new care home?

Many services struggle through the first two years — occupancy, workforce, quality compliance. My free guide covers what actually helps.

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