Belgium

 

Mass testing in Belgian nursing homes

Belgium, where health ministry figures show 53% of the country's 7,594 COVID-19 deaths have occurred in care homes is mass-testing all residents and has already completed over 100,000 tests. We are told that there are some surprising results. The aim is to enable homes to build COVID-free operations so that they can start replenishing.
April 30, 2020

Massive underreporting of care home deaths

Anecdotally, care homes across Europe are 'the new epicentre' of the coronavirus but most states still don't have any grasp on how much of the sector is infected. HBI collates reports to assess what the real impact of the coronavirus is across Western Europe. It suggests that rates could be under-reported by 80%.
April 23, 2020

COVID-19: Care sector confronts crisis, hospitals hit hard

In the second of our two-part deep dive into how COVID-19 is hitting healthcare markets across EMEA, we ask how hospitals are coping with spiralling staff sickness and a flood of patients, and whether the care and dialysis sectors can stay afloat given the risk the virus poses to their most vulnerable patients.
March 12, 2020

How do you solve the Belgian bed problem?

Belgium's three regions have vastly different occupancy rates when it comes to nursing home beds. Would pan-European policy favouring the free movement of retirees be a way to lessen waiting lists by funnelling them toward markets more able to house them? We ponder the question with founder and managing director of Belgian real-estate advisory firm Anixton.
January 21, 2020

FREE BLOG New HBI pipeline tool reveals long-held investments 

Nearly a third of all private equity-owned health care businesses in Europe have been held for at least five years, according to the new HBI Deals Pipeline tool. That suggests many private equity houses are struggling to sell on their investments.
October 31, 2019

Belgian psychiatry provider enters Netherlands

Belgian psychiatry operator Reseau Abilis has acquired a small Dutch provider, putting it in direct competition with Orpea's Woonzorgnet. We speak to a Dutch specialist about the sector and hear their thoughts on how to build a successful psychiatric business.
October 15, 2019

Belgian nursing home bed ratios could halve by 2025

Bed numbers in Belgium are highly regulated and we hear from a mid-market operator that ratios could almost halve by 2025. Is there a solution, and where does this leave the for-profit sector?
August 12, 2019
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