four seasons health care says... nies provide more than 80% of care home beds in the uk. three of the biggest groups four seasons, care uk and hc—one, are or have been owned by private equity firms. they have nearly 39,000 beds between them. like the whole sector, the majority of private equity backed care homes are rated good or outstanding by the regulator. but also like the rest of the sector around a fifth arejudged inadequate or requiring improvement. it is difficult to take because my dad worked all his life for what he had got. we tried to put him in a home and the one he ended up in was the best of a bad bunch. people like my father, who has done all the right things, and then... ..i feel very angry about it. dale's father, norman, spent his working life in lancashire. his company helped build the country's first motorways. he started work when he was about 15 and he sort of worked until he was about 68. he was very much a family man. he had a very strong work ethic. he was very much a family man. he had a ver

that home is run by four seasons health care group. t tess wanted to know where the fees paid for her dad went. four seasons? four seasons, yeah. panorama asked experts to draw up a family tree for the group. it was owned by private equity investors, but because of its high debts, in 2019, two key companies went into administration. it still has more than 160 companies in the group. i'm gobsmacked, to be honest with you. four seasons says its structure doesn't affect the care it provides, and the homes continue to operate. but business experts say the complexity and use of offshore companies makes it difficult to work out where that money goes. it should surely be the case that these structures should be transparent. they should either bring them onshore, or else they should be required to disclose the full finances of the entire group. it's as simple as that. the former health and social care secretaryjeremy hunt says in a sector looking after vulnerable people, government reforms should include more checks on company finances. there i

that home is run by four seasons health care group. te equity investors but because of its high debts, in 2019, two key companies went into administration. it still has more than 160 companies in the group. i'm gobsmacked, to be honest with you. four seasons says its structure doesn't affect the care it provides, and the homes continue to operate. but business experts say the complexity and use of offshore companies makes it difficult to work out where that money goes. it should surely be the case that these structures should be transparent. they should either bring them onshore, or else they should be required to disclose the full finances of the entire group. it's as simple as that. the former health and social care secretaryjeremy hunt says in a sector looking after vulnerable people government reforms should include more checks on company finances. there is a real opportunity now to lay down a long—term plan for the sector, and to channel private sector investment in the way we want. that could be a very positive thing. at the momen

that home is run by four seasons health care group. but tess wanted to know where the fees paid for her dad went. four seasons? four seasons, yeah. panorama asked experts to draw up a family tree for the group. it was owned by private equity investors but because of its high debts, in 2019, two key companies went into administration. it still has more than 160 companies in the group. i'm gobsmacked, to be honest with you. four seasons says its structure doesn't affect the care it provides, and the homes continue to operate. but business experts say the complexity and use of offshore companies makes it difficult to work out where that money goes. it should surely be the case that these structures should be transparent. they should either bring them onshore, or else they should be required to disclose the full finances of the entire group. it's as simple as that. the former health and social care secretaryjeremy hunt says in a sector looking after vulnerable people, government reforms should include more checks on company finances. there