A family-owned and operated care group since 1985.
Providing specialist nursing, dementia, mental health and complex care across the South West.
CARE WITH A FAMILY AT ITS HEART
About the Optima Care Group
Providing specialist care across the South West since 1985, Optima Care supports people with a wide range of needs.
Founded in Bedminster, Bristol, Optima Care has grown from a local care business into a group of care homes and specialist services across the region. While we have grown, our approach has stayed the same: putting people first and providing care that is personal, compassionate and built around individual needs.
Our care homes provide a range of specialist services for adults and older people, including nursing care, dementia care, mental health care and complex care. Our experienced teams work closely with residents, their families and healthcare professionals to provide the right support in the right environment.
Today, Optima remains an independently owned business, with the same commitment to quality care that has guided us for more than 40 years.
“We placed our trust in them and they never let us down. The whole team have gone above and beyond caring for my father. Every single staff member has been special, you can tell they love their job and the patients in the home.”
Daughter of resident
Nursing Care Homes
Somerset
The Leonard Elms Nursing Home is set in the beautiful rolling English country side of North Somerset in the village of Congresbury only 7 miles from Bristol. Our home is a spacious 37 bed home, set around a beautiful internal courtyard and is a purpose built dementia property.
Services: Specialist Dementia Care, General Nursing Care, End of Life Care.
The Leonard Elms
Devon
Primley View is set high above the lovely coastal town of Paignton. The Home enjoys beautiful sea views of the area surrounding Torquay and Brixham the Moors and beyond.
Services: Specialist Dementia Care, General Nursing Care, End of Life Care, Long Term Care
Primley View
Specialist Care Homes
Devon
Primley View is set high above the lovely coastal town of Paignton. The Home enjoys beautiful sea views of the area surrounding Torquay and Brixham the Moors and beyond.
Services: Specialist Dementia Care, General Nursing Care, Mental Health
Primley Court
Bristol
Bedminster is a popular yet traditional neighborhood south of Bristol City offering a vibrant cosmopolitan community in a landmark area of recent development, just over the river from the City Centre. Claro is a short step away from many tourist attractions with all essential services accessible.
Services: Mental Health, Supported Living Services, Respite Care, Complex Needs
Claro Homes
Build a Career Where You Can Make A Difference
At Optima, you'll be part of a team where you're supported to learn, develop and build a career - while making a real difference to the people we care for.
Family owned. Proudly independent.
Optima Care was founded by Paul Bliss in 1985, and more than 40 years later, the business remains proudly family owned and operated.
Today, Paul's sons are leading the business, continuing the family’s commitment to providing high-quality care across the south west.
They are joined by family members across the organisation, working alongside the dedicated teams who care for our residents every day. It's this combination of family involvement, experienced leadership and committed colleagues that makes Optima what it is today.
Four decades on, we’re still a family business - and we’re proud of it.
The Partners:
Paul Bliss
CHAIRMAN
Matthew Bliss
CLARO HOMES REGISTERED MANAGER & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR
Luke Bliss
CATERING DIRECTOR
Oli Bliss
MANAGING DIRECTOR & NOMINATED INDIVIDUAL
Ed Bliss
DEMENTIA SERVICES DIRECTOR
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