From first-aid skills to employee wellbeing, we deliver.
We started LifeCare for one simple reason: to make a difference where it really matters—to people’s lives. For more than 30 years, we have been supporting companies big and small across New Zealand, starting with first aid training and growing into a trusted provider of occupational health.
And we did make a difference. Our team’s pioneering spirit motivated us to go further, think harder and get closer to our customers than ever before. It meant we could do in a day what others took two to deliver, and the results spoke for themselves. Workers loved attending our courses, managers loved the efficiency, and everyone told us it’s the best training they’ve ever had.
LifeCare
Empowering people to live well and save lives.
Our Story
LifeCare was founded in 1994 by Janet Brothers when she decided to switch from working in the operating theatre at Waikato Hospital to pursue the option of training First Aid.
Initially this was an American based system, but after the first year, Janet wrote her own course and developed the training materials to go with it, expanding the vision with Richelle Rowe stepping in as the other half of LifeCare’s initial management team.
Better Value, Better Education
Business took off quickly. The increased value, cost savings, and lower staff downtime, meant our clients’ staff were better educated and away from their jobs for less time, bringing a measurable benefit to our clients’ businesses. Thirty years later, and LifeCare has grown both in staff numbers and in the services offered. We now employ over 100 staff, including health consultants, occupational therapists, registered nurses, nutritionists, and health care educators.
Our Service Range
LifeCare grew its service range from providing high-quality First Aid courses to include additional training services such as Fire Safety training, Mental Health workshops and seminars and First Aid and Health and Safety training for students.
The incredible management team at LifeCare has always had the vision of improving wellness in New Zealand through firstly education and then adding health offerings such as Pre-employments, Health Monitoring, Injury Management and Flu Vaccinations presenting to LifeCare clients a unique complementary set of services.
Long-term Customers
Many of the first clients from those early days are still LifeCare customers now. Long-term customers are something highly valued by the team and what we strive for in every new interaction we have.
In 2023, LifeCare entered a new phase of growth following an investment from Genesis Capital. With Janet and Richelle joining the board, the business began an exciting new chapter dedicated to scaling its impact and continuing to improve health and wellbeing in businesses across New Zealand.
