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Category Archives: Nursing Homes
Care Home Confidence ?
At a time when lots of Care Home companies are on the verge of collapse and many homes have already closed, one company is moving in the opposite direction. HC- One is company that grew out of the … Continue reading
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“Southern Cross Shadow”
Eighteen months ago, the Southern Cross Nursing and Residential Care Group was in the headlines every day (see “SOUTHERN CROSS” in the TAG CLOUD for earlier blogs). They were up to their necks in debt and in danger of imminent collapse. … Continue reading
“Southern Dis-Comfort”
It was only a few weeks ago that I was writing what I hoped might be the final chapter in the story of the plight of Southern Cross’s 130,000 elderly residents (click on “Southern Cross” in the TAG CLOUD). Goodness … Continue reading
“Southern Cross Aftermath”
The poker game that was the story of Southern Cross ended up as “pass the parcel”. A large group of former Southern Cross residents have been handed back to their landlord – NHP, and in turn they have entered a … Continue reading
