What is McCarthy Stone?
'''McCarthy Stone''' is a developer and manager of [[retirement]] communities in the United Kingdom. It is based in [[Bournemouth]]. John McCarthy and Bill Stone became [[Partnership|partners]] in 1961, and in 1977 they built their first retirement housing development in [[Hampshire]]. Because the population was getting older they did very well. It is the largest provider of new Extra Care developments in the UK. <ref>{{Cite news|date=31 July 2019|title=McCarthy & Stone parts ways with Somerset Care and launches own extra care services|work=Care Home Professional|url=https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/mccarthy-stone-parts-ways-with-somerset-care-and-launches-own-extra-care-services/|access-date=30 March 2023|archive-date=30 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330202647/https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/mccarthy-stone-parts-ways-with-somerset-care-and-launches-own-extra-care-services/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2023 it opened its 500th retirement community. It supports more than 22,000 older people, mostly in their 80s. <ref>{{Cite news|date=30 March 2023|title=McCarthy Stone opens 500th retirement community|work=Home Care INsight|url=https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/mccarthy-stone-opens-500th-retirement-community/|access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Old age]] [[Category:Housing in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Social care]]