Thousands of elderly residents kicked out in ‘tsunami’ of private care home closures

The Mirror: Thousands of families face the trauma of seeing elderly loved ones kicked out of care homes amid a “tsunami” of providers closing.

The number of private care givers handing back local authority contracts has more than tripled in 22 months, research by the Mirror has revealed.

And NHS England data showed that 56% of hospital patients fit for discharge cannot leave because there is no social care in place for them.

On an average day, 12,168 patients remained in hospital who no longer met the criteria to be there.

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