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Care UK nursing home portfolio could be broken up, sources say

Further to recent coverage, we hear that early-stage discussions between Bridgepoint and potential buyers for its Care UK nursing home business might have "fallen over" - because of the complexity of the portfolio, no one wants to buy it all.

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2017: Rebranding around Alzheimers

Since 1986, Groupe Almage has been active in the field of nursing homes. In 2013, it rebranded to differentiate in the highly competitive French nursing home market. Almage now owns 6 nursing homes specifically dedicated to Alzheimers across France. Application looks at the process

Why Care UK could take another year to sell

A buyer for Care UK's nursing home segment might not be revealed for another 12 months, we understand. A number of sources tell us owner Bridgepoint's asking price was high, with one claiming "few, if any, were that interested."

Chinese megacity plans mega-hospital

China will soon be home to a new megacity and preparations are underway to build the healthcare infrastructure needed to support it.

China 2030 programme opening the door to foreign operators

The revitalisation of the Chinese healthcare market is creating significant opportunities for foreign operators, as the government looks outside its borders for help with an already overburdened system and aging population. We talk to the CEO of a European company at the forefront of tendering for bids to find out more.

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Job placement app and college for poor women

In an effort to help women from low socio-economic backgrounds gain meaningful employment, Salus founded Instituto Salus, a nursing and healthcare college situated in a poor area. To match trained staff with medical services sold by its service providers, Salus has created its own job placement app to help increase efficiency in service delivery.

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Creating a thriving low-cost care home chain in the UK

Despite servicing local authorities at fee levels that are 75% of the UK national average, Advinia grew EBITDARM more than 30% and sustained occupancy levels at 96% in 2017. It has achieved this through the creation and implementation of process, workflows and rigorous training along with the use of technology. The cost savings associated to this is £1.3m per annum over the last four years.  It recently bought a portfolio of 22 homes from Bupa which has seen Advinia grow to 3,250 beds across 38 homes, employing 4,000 members of staff.

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