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Room costs at least £600 a week but local authorities pay £486, study shows
Cognitive decline is bad enough — avoid it becoming a financial crisis too
Tory authority struggling to pay for elderly care after funding cuts
Should taxpayers or homeowners foot the bill for care costs?
Long-held assumptions must be challenged given the care crisis, writes Ian Birrell
Ministers accused of offering ‘sticking plaster solution’
Local authorities will be able to increase bills by up to 6% over two years
Growing debt burden forces cost cutting ahead of financial restructuring
Opus finds average care home earns just £11,000 in pre-tax profits
Move comes as UK care home industry struggles under heavy debt
Providers in crisis meeting with health department over council tax increase
Number of businesses becoming insolvent has increased steadily over the past three years
Change fuels speculation that private equity backer Terra Firma is looking for exit
University of Manchester questions whether private equity model works for elderly care
Rising staff costs and employee shortages add to pressure on sector
Government funding is not adequate to cope with living wage, letter says
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