Four Seasons Healthcare Appoints Echo

Four Seasons Healthcare - one of Britain's largest care home groups - has appointed outsourced customer contact specialist, Echo Managed Services to manage and develop its dedicated enquiry line for prospective customers.

Echo will provide a centralised service for Four Seasons Healthcare, handling new customer enquiries for nearly 200 care homes across the portfolio, with the aim of providing an informative and consistent level of service to prospective customers and their families.

Echo first started working with Four Seasons as a bureau service in May 2016, fielding the sales enquiry calls for 34 of its care homes across the UK. After a successful five month period, the service expanded to 109 homes.

Under the new service, a centralised team of specially trained advisors at Echo will now be the first port of call for Four Season's prospective new customers.

Echo's advisors have been trained to provide empathetic, personal and sound advice and support the care home group's potential customers, on issues including occupancy and respite care, and to ensure communication remains consistent with the Four Seasons Health Care brand and values.

As part of the new service, Echo will also take charge of a new marketing response helpline, set up to manage enquiries for any of the circa 300+ care homes across the Four Seasons Health Care portfolio.

The initiative aims to boost customer service for prospective customers by providing a more helpful and supportive experience.