Should we take Mum to market? Quality and funding in the care home sector

Stephen Allen; Lisa Irvine; Wilco Actherberg

doi:10.1093/ageing/afac223

Should we take Mum to market? Quality and funding in the care home sector

Stephen Allen , Lisa Irvine, Wilco Actherberg

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Key Points
Private equity investment occurs in social care.
There is increasing evidence that this has negative effects on quality.
Equal access to care and maintaining quality levels is vital.
We recommend increasing information available to consumers and ensuring the sound financial base of potential new owners of large chains.

Original language	English
Article number	afac223
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	51
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac223
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2022

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Should we take Mum to market? Quality and funding in the care home sector

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