UK government is considering new plans for the veterinary sector, including mandatory licensing for practices, price caps on pet medicine, and increased transparency over ownership. These reforms aim to address concerns over high costs and lack of competition, with over 60% of practices owned by six major groups.
German Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) proposes reducing building standards for care homes to lower costs. She also defends planned savings in the long-term care insurance, including delayed supplementary payments, to stabilize finances and avoid higher contributions.
German Health Minister Nina Warken is calling for reduced building standards for care homes to lower costs. She also defended planned cuts to supplementary payments for residents, arguing they are necessary to stabilize the long-term care insurance fund.
German Health Minister Nina Warken is calling for reduced building standards in care homes to lower costs. She also defended planned cuts to supplementary payments for residents, arguing they are necessary to stabilize the long-term care insurance fund and avoid higher contributions.
UK climate advisers recommend installing air conditioning in homes, hospitals, and schools to combat predicted global heating levels, warning that current measures are insufficient and heatwaves could cause thousands of deaths annually.
Authorities will negotiate with operators of popular care homes in Guangdong province to secure more places for elderly Hongkongers to meet rising demand, the welfare minister has said, amid a ninefold surge in city residents moving into such facilities across the border in recent years. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said in an interview with the South China Morning Post that the number of elderly Hong Kong residents living in care homes under the Residential Care Services...
A video by Neelam Tailor explaining how private equity firms have acquired and transformed everyday businesses like restaurants, retailers, vets, and care homes over decades. The model prioritizes quick financial returns over long-term business sustainability, leading to smaller portions, higher prices, and reduced service quality.
Photographer Paula Hornickel explores the integration of social robots in German care homes, examining how technology like the robot 'Emma' interacts with elderly residents amidst staff shortages and the loneliness epidemic.
