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UK care homes face funding crisis as banks refuse loans
Providers say lenders have ‘no appetite’ for industry battered by Covid and staff crisis
Care homes are facing a credit crunch with banks refusing to lend money or provide new services for fear that the care sector is about to crumble, senior care leaders have warned.
A survey of care providers in Hampshire found that 20% had been told their bank was concerned about their long-term viability. Several reported that their bank said they had “no appetite for the care industry” and had refused basic services such as additional accounts.
Read the original article at The Guardian