For-profit care homes: for or against?
Private for-profit care homes…
- Ban them: no profit from dependency
- Much stricter inspections
- They meet a need the public sector doesn't cover
What's at stake: The debate is about the place of profit in elderly care: a source of abuse, or a necessary supply that needs better oversight.
The left's argument
Profit in elderly care pushes to cut staff and the quality of the care provided.
The centre's argument
Much stricter quality inspections, whatever the status of the care home.
The right's argument
The private sector meets demand the public one doesn't cover: regulate, don't ban.
And you, where do you stand?
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