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Domiciliary Care

French general home service group shifting to healthcare

Domiciliary care is set to go from 30% to 50% of revenues for France's largest home services group Oui Care, as demand for child care declines and people opt against going into care homes, CEO Guillaume Richard tells HBI.

March 31, 2021

Germany plans bigger budget for homecare in care reform

German health minister Jens Spahn's plan for long-term care reform has started to circulate in government. He has 98 days to introduce legislation if he wants any chance of reform in this parliament.

March 25, 2021

City & County acquires UK rivals

UK-based community homecare and domiciliary care specialist City & County Healthcare Group has acquired rivals MiHomecare Limited and Complete Care Amegreen, further extending its UK portfolio as M&A activity in the sector resumes after a Covid hiatus.

March 25, 2021

2021: A boom year for health care M&A

The M&A market has roared out of Covid in the first quarter according to the HBI Panel Discussion. Are multiples likely to drop and what is investor appetite?

March 25, 2021

New off-payroll worker legislation could cost UK operators

Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly. HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.

March 18, 2021

Interview: Martin Jones, CEO, Home Instead UK

This week we interview Martin Jones, the CEO of UK-based home care operator Home Instead, about the effect of COVID on the market, drivers, and the growth of the franchise model.

March 18, 2021

For-profit homecare may struggle to compete after French reform

Legislation in France is set to hike minimum homecare carer wages by 20% in the not-for-profit sector, with financial support from the government to do this. HBI hears low margin for-profit operators fear they will struggle to match this and retain staff.

March 18, 2021

German spending growth on hospitals vs homecare since 2001

What does the data on Germany's hospital versus homecare expenditure growth in the last two decades tell us?

March 11, 2021

Interview: Nimrod Altman, CEO, Natali Healthcare Solutions

HBI talks to domiciliary care specialist Natali Healthcare Solutions’ CEO, Nimrod Altman, about COVID, and the market challenges and opportunities it has created.

March 11, 2021