Europe’s second biggest elderly care chain Orpea is continuing its expansion in Central Europe after announcing two acquisitions. It becomes Czechia's largest operator in elderly care, and further penetrates the Austrian market.
Hospitals are facing increasing pressure to extend their services - and one solution, according to operators at HBI 2017, is to look to the post-acute homecare segment which offers an opportunity to follow the patient once they are discharged.
India is a country where there’s an expectation that the family will care for its senior citizens, the public health system is dysfunctional, and nursing homes are almost unheard of. How then can you build a business in elderly care? Krishnan Ganesh, founder and chairman of Portea Medical, in India, was at HBI 2017 to explain his idea of uberised healthcare on demand.
Promedica24 has built a business around “live-in care”, recruiting in East Europe where wages are lower, and servicing the West. CEO Lukasz Pucilowski explains his business model and plans for expansion.
Different governments have differing attitudes to private healthcare operators. Some positively encourage them, as in Finland where legislation is being brought forward to promote choice, while in others there is a pervasive attitude that there's something wrong with making a profit out of providing what is seen as a public service – even if it can be done cheaply and to a high standard. Experts gathered at HBI 2017 to share their experiences operating in the elderly care market.
The number of elderly people in Europe is rising to unprecedented levels. In the last 15 years, the number of people aged 80 and above in Europe has risen by 60% - and in Western European countries like Germany and Italy, it's even more. With this has come a rapidly rising need for more care, and a growing group of patients with chronic illnesses. HBI 2017 explored the major trends in elderly healthcare for the region – and looked ahead to how operators will need to change their approach.
Colisée, France’s fifth largest care home chain, has bought 12 nursing homes from GDP Vendôme with the intention of offering a new range of services "between homecare and residential care".
Clineo, a French elderly care group based in southern France, is completing the acquisition of two nursing homes in Spain totalling 390 beds – and expects to own a network of 4,000 beds in the next three years. Its founder Hervé Le Bocq talks to Healthcare Europa.
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