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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Owner of UK care home group paid himself £21m despite safety concerns

Clifton nursing home in north Belfast, which is operated by Runwood Homes
Clifton nursing home in north Belfast, which is operated by Runwood Homes. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA

A multimillionaire dementia home boss paid himself at least £21m in five years despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of staffing, safety and leadership rules, with residents left in dirty incontinence pads and staff accused of rough handling.

Gordon Sanders owns Runwood Homes, the UK’s sixth largest for-profit care home group, which charges residents more than £1,000 a week, with bills often covered by the taxpayer.

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