Care Recruitment International

Care Recruitment International (CRI) is a UK-based recruitment agency specialising in the ethical recruitment of live-in carers for private households in England and Scotland. Founded by lifelong friends and business partners Melvin Byres and Malcolm Loudon, CRI was established with a shared vision for transforming the fundamentally broken UK care sector. The agency supplies exceptional live-in carers delivered in partnership with a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care provider, ensuring families benefit from both bespoke carer matching and regulated care. CRI's core service centres on their distinctive "One Carer, One Client" model, which provides dedicated, long-term care from a single carer rather than rotating staff, achieving an industry-leading 99% retention rate.

Care Recruitment International specialises exclusively in live-in care recruitment, focusing on matching professional caregivers with private households requiring consistent, personalised support. The agency recruits carers experienced in dementia care, companion care, special educational needs (SEN) support, stroke recovery, respite care, and post-hospital rehabilitation. CRI's carers are trained and experienced in providing personal care, medication management, cooking, housekeeping, driving and chaperoning services. The agency is registered on the NHS Ethical Recruiters List and upholds ethical recruitment practices, never charging carers for securing roles. Many of CRI's carers come from the Philippines and other international backgrounds with strong professional caregiving traditions, all holding formal caregiving qualifications and a minimum of three years of relevant care experience.

Care Recruitment International currently serves clients living in England and Scotland, with particular strength in rural areas including Norfolk, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, East Sussex and Oxfordshire, where long travel distances and limited local staffing make traditional care visits unpredictable. Families choose CRI for their transparent pricing, careful carer-client matching using the "Double C" framework assessing both character and competence, and the stability of long-term, dedicated care. The agency's partnership with CQC-regulated care providers in England and Care Inspectorate-regulated providers in Scotland ensures consistent standards, accountability and continuity throughout placements, with live-in care packages starting from £988 per week.