The UK government has launched a five-week consultation to look at whether vaccines should be mandatory for care home staff. Care operators are split on the issue, with some fearing it could cause staff retention and recruitment problems.
London-based private equity fund G Square Capital has taken full control of private health and care group Unicare. Founder and minority shareholder Tom Tidemann tells HBI he is dismayed by its action - but G Square's CEO tells HBI it was necessary to stop Unicare going bankrupt.
The UK government has been accused of overlooking care workers after announcing a free one-year UK visa extension for frontline health workers, but not care home staff.
The Norwegian government is trying to introduce more free choice for patients, particularly when it comes to elderly care, with a new procurement framework. The move comes after a few years of Norwegian municipalities refusing to work with the for-profit sector.
Aedifica has made its largest single acquisition of care homes in Germany. The Belgian REIT has taken ownership of 19 care homes in Germany, in a deal worth approximately €245 million.
Elderly care has had a challenging year in the UK, but is it too strong to call it a crisis, and how will things look as it recovers? HBI chats to a consultant and operator to find out more.
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.
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