HBI Deals+Insights / Healthcare Reform

Crisis for Swedish nursing homes

Stockholm council has decided to temporarily halt further outsourcing of care homes to private contractors, following newspaper coverage of problems at a Carema Care owned care home, Koppargarden, which has hit national headlines. Our sources say that other councils across Sweden may follow suit. The situation is also likely to impact private rival Attendo, which is for sale....

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