Caremark pays tribute to its chief as a 'visionary' and an 'innovator'

The head of one of the largest home care providers in the UK, who died on 17 September, has been hailed as a “visionary” and an “innovator” and an “inspiration to all those people whose lives he touched”.

Kevin Lewis, chief executive of Caremark, had over 30 years of experience in the care industry, spanning from 1987 when he set up a care home in Brighton to creating Carewatch, a home care business which he sold in 2001 and then setting up Caremark in 2005 which has become one of the most established brands in domiciliary care in the UK today.

A spokesperson for Caremark called his death “a huge loss to his family, friends, colleagues and the social care sector as a whole”.

“Father of four, Kevin was a truly caring man, who always put people first in whatever he did. A razor-sharp wit and a sparkling personality always made him good company and a highly engaging person to be with.

“Kevin was an inspiration to all those people whose lives he touched. He was a visionary, an innovator, a leader, a disruptor who didn’t suffer fools easily, but at the centre of it, he was an extremely kind and personable man.

“The decisions that he made in the business were always motivated by doing what he felt was right. He was driven by a strong desire that through Caremark and before that Carewatch, as many people as possible received the exemplary care with which his name was synonymous.”

The tribute by Caremark added: “Kevin will be missed by everyone who met him and even those that didn’t due to his ground-breaking innovations that benefit the in-home care sector to this day. His mark and his legacy will live on through these innovations and the care that his vision provides the nation through his franchised network of care at home providers.

“The Caremark team are in a current state of mourning but galvanised in their shared vision to further Kevin’s mission of achieving greatness in the provision of domiciliary care.

“A remarkable gentleman, gone but never forgotten.”

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