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Domiciliary Care

UK domiciliary market M&A picking up – but government support still needed

That the UK's COVID-hit domiciliary market has recently been hugely challenging both operationally and financially for providers is no surprise, but there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ with M&A increasingly back on the table, one UK-based operator tells HBI.

March 4, 2021

Italy’s recovery plan has €18bn for healthcare, the UK’s none

Italy's COVID-19 recovery plan contains €18bn for homecare, integrated health facilities and telemedicine that can be run by the private sector in a whole-scale reform of the country's healthcare system. Meanwhile, a new budget in the UK failed to allot any new funds for its overstretched health and social service.

March 4, 2021

UK commits to releasing social care reform this year

The UK government has said it will introduce long-awaited reforms on social care this year, as part of a new package of measures to reorganise the structure of NHS England.

February 11, 2021

Imminent law on German long-term care to slash co-pay by two-thirds

A detailed draft on German long-term care (LTC) insurance reform is expected in the coming days, HBI hears. The government plans to cap the out-of-pocket spend on residential care to €700 a month, three times less than the current average spend.

January 28, 2021

HBI 2020: The future of domiciliary homecare – meeting an insatiable demand

In many markets there is a growing, perhaps even an insatiable demand for unskilled homecare. Is it a sector where it is possible to make money, and how? Is reimbursement sufficient? How do you attract and retain staff? And what effect is COVID having on the market? An expert panel at HBI 2020 considered all this, together with the biggest risks, and best opportunities, as we all dare to look forward to a more normal life in 2021.

December 21, 2020

HBI 2020: Investor interest in hospitals increases while outpatient valuations drop

Investors from varied backgrounds - infrastructure, private equity, and REIT, are all bullish about the prospects for healthcare investment in 2021, according to a panel of experts speaking at the HBI 2020 European Investment Panel discussion. But the pandemic may have 'readjusted the relative value discussion across sectors' according to one private equity investor.

December 21, 2020

HBI 2020: Medtech and services – new partnerships and opportunities

The relationship between medtech and its customers is changing. No longer is medtech wheeled out for a one-off purchase. Long-term partnerships are being built, and patients and providers are benefitting. An expert panel at HBI 2020 explored the burgeoning relationship between medtech and services, and some of the challenges this presented.

December 21, 2020

HBI 2020: Korian aims to make homecare 20% of revenue

Pan-European care group Korian aims to double homecare revenues from 10% of its business today, train 6,000 nurses a year and use 60% of capex to transform its care homes, CEO Sophie Boissard tells us in an interview at HBI 2020.

December 17, 2020