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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Care home chain Care UK sold to US property investment company

A resident is helped by care workers.
Care UK has invoiced central and local government for more than £840m of services since 2016, according to Tussell. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

One of Britain’s largest care home chains, Care UK, has been sold to an American property investment company, the Guardian can reveal, in a deal that comes as private providers lobby the government for a greater role in the NHS.

Care UK, which operates more than 150 residential homes for older people, has been the subject of sale speculation since 2018.

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