{"id":738038,"date":"2026-08-14T18:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/738038\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:50:13","slug":"newport-based-healthcare-firm-snapped-up-by-uk-care-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/738038\/","title":{"rendered":"Newport-based healthcare firm snapped up by UK care group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Iris Care Group has acquired Elysium Cymru Ltd, which operates The Grove and Kensington Place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southwalesargus.co.uk\/local-news\/newport-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newport<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The move will further strengthen Iris Care Group\u2019s supported living provision for adults with complex needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Andy Jones, chief executive officer at Iris Care Group, said: &#8220;This acquisition of Elysium Cymru Ltd represents another step in the continued growth of Iris Care Group.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It further demonstrates our strategic drive to build and deliver exceptional services, with strong reputations, for adults with complex needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We remain committed to investing in our services, facilities and dedicated teams to ensure we continue to provide care that supports individuals to live independent and meaningful lives.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Established in 2008, Elysium Cymru Ltd delivers specialist supported living and residential care.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The acquisition brings Iris Care Group\u2019s portfolio to 63 services, including specialist hospitals, residential care, nursing services, and a special educational needs college.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group said the deal reflects its sustained operational growth and ongoing commitment to high standards of care and quality.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Iris Care Group said it remains focused on improving specialist care across the UK through further acquisitions and the development of new services in the community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Amanda Omeara and Jayne Edwards, founders of Elysium Cymru Ltd, said: &#8220;We are delighted that Elysium Cymru Ltd has been acquired by Iris Care Group.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We believe the organisation shares our ethos, values and are well placed to take the services forward with continued development of staff and tenants across both services.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Iris Care Group said the acquisition strengthens its ability to deliver integrated care pathways, supporting individuals to live more independent and fulfilled lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Iris Care Group has acquired Elysium Cymru Ltd, which operates The Grove and Kensington Place in Newport.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-738038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}