Built on Resilience. Driven by Purpose.
Nixora Care Ltd was founded on a shared belief: care homes can only thrive when people are led with integrity, supported with compassion, and empowered with confidence. Built by two leaders with very different journeys — but the same unwavering commitment to doing the right thing.
Why Nixora Was Created
Simone qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 2004 and went on to lead services through some of the toughest regulatory challenges in the sector. Gav began his career in retail, becoming one of the youngest managers in a major UK supermarket before a life-changing injury redirected him into health and social care. Both discovered their purpose in environments where leadership was unstable, teams were struggling, and residents deserved better.
Both founders reached a point where they knew they could no longer work in environments where poor leadership, bullying, or complacency were allowed to flourish. Consultancy became the place where they could lead with integrity, act without compromise, and deliver the standards they knew the sector deserved. Nixora Care Ltd was born from resilience, lived experience, and a refusal to accept anything less than excellence.
CQC
Notices of Proposal lifted
20+
Years combined experience
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Independent & impartial
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Wide coverage across England
Meet the Founders
Simone
Director & Lead Consultant
Simone is a seasoned health and social care leader and turnaround specialist with over two decades of frontline and senior management experience. Qualifying as a Mental Health Nurse in 2004, she has worked across acute mental health services, forensic units, and residential care homes, developing a deep understanding of complex care environments and the operational pressures providers face.
Her management career began in 2013, when she took on a care home facing a CQC Notice of Proposal for closure. Within three months, the proposal was lifted; within six months, the local authority embargo was removed. The following year, the service achieved a Good overall CQC rating.
Today, Simone is recognised for her ability to walk into homes with fractured cultures and leave behind confident, cohesive, high-performing teams. Her work is driven by a simple principle: doing the right things for the right reasons.
Gav
Director & Operations Lead
Gav is an experienced operational leader and turnaround support specialist with a diverse background spanning retail management, frontline care, crisis response, and regulatory compliance. His career began at just 16, and by 19 he had become one of the youngest managers in a leading UK supermarket — an early sign of his drive, discipline, and natural leadership.
After a serious workplace accident left him unable to work for several years, Gav rebuilt his career from the ground up. In 2014, he entered the healthcare sector as a Care Assistant and immediately knew he had found his purpose. His commitment and ability to lead from the front saw him progress quickly to Team Leader within a complex physical healthcare unit, overseeing daily operations and delivering specialist care including tracheostomy and catheter management.
During his agency career, Gav was frequently deployed into services facing compliance concerns, working alongside management teams to develop and implement action plans addressing CQC and local authority requirements. Since entering consultancy, he played a key role in the turnaround of a home under a CQC Notice of Proposal for Closure — working across infection control, health and safety, kitchen management, maintenance, environmental refurbishment, risk assessment, and audit systems. Within four months, the Notice of Proposal was lifted, and the local authority described the transformation as "nothing short of a miracle."
What We Stand For
Our values aren't words on a page — they are the principles we bring into every home, every team, and every piece of work we deliver.
Integrity
We do the right things for the right reasons — always. Honesty, transparency, and ethical leadership are non-negotiable.
People First
Care improves when people feel seen, supported, and respected. Our work restores self-worth, confidence, and professional pride.
Excellence Through Action
We don't just advise — we roll up our sleeves. We stabilise, rebuild, and strengthen services from the inside out.
Sustainable Change
Quick fixes don't last. We embed systems, culture, and practice that remain long after we leave.
Accountability
We bring clarity to CQC expectations and governance frameworks — making inspection-ready practice part of everyday operations.
Our Combined Expertise
Turnaround Specialists
We walk into homes at their most challenging moments — fractured cultures, regulatory pressure, workforce instability — and rebuild them from the inside out. Our track record has been described by local authorities as "nothing short of a miracle."
Truly Independent
We have no commercial ties to regulators, commissioners, or care groups. Our advice is impartial, evidence-based, and focused entirely on your organisation's needs — we tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
Frontline to Boardroom
Between us, we have worked at every level — from hands-on care to senior leadership, from crisis response to governance frameworks. That rare, holistic understanding is what makes our consultancy different.
Lasting Impact
We leave behind confident, cohesive, high-performing teams who understand their responsibilities, believe in their abilities, and feel proud of the care they deliver. Safe, compliant, well-led — and ready for inspection.
Nixora Care is more than a consultancy.
It is a commitment to excellence, humanity, and the future of social care. When we enter a home, we bring stability. When we work with a team, we bring belief. When we leave, we leave behind capability, confidence, and culture.