Over 400 care home operators collapse in five years as cuts take toll

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More than 100 go in 2018, with firms also hit by crippling debt and rising costs, says BDO

More than 100 care home operators collapsed in 2018 – taking the total over five years to more than 400 – and has sparked warnings that patients in homes that close down could be left with nowhere to go but hospitals.

 

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My friend works in one. They aren't really old folks homes now. They're like asylums.

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I find it hard to believe that 'businesses' that charge so much, pay staff so little and offer the bare minimum in care and facilities are going bust legitimately. Creaming the profits is the issue here.

Why CEO payed to much , poor training , Dodgy Financial Accounting , Taxation should pick a few ea Month & put Inspector s on their case , see what Rorts are being run

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