Care home chain Care UK sold to US property investment company

Exclusive: Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHS

One of Britain’s largest care home chains, Care UK, has been sold to an American property investment company, the Guardian can reveal, in a deal that comes as private providers lobby the government for a greater role in the NHS.

Care UK, which operates more than 150 residential homes for older people, has been the subject of sale speculation since 2018.