By 2022, almost half of all nursing homes were privately owned
Neuchâtel, 10.11.2023 - The trend towards privatisation in the nursing home sector continues: in 2022, almost half of all nursing homes were privately owned (47.3%), compared with 45.6% in 2021. The same trend was seen in home care services, where the sharp rise in the volume of services has been accompanied by the emergence of for-profit companies. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of for-profit companies increased significantly more (+8.6%) than the number of not-for-profit companies (+0.2%). These indicators for nursing home and home care services are published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Anthony Francis, FSO, Health services section (SOMED), tel.: +41 58 463 61 94, email: Anthony.Francis@bfs.admin.ch
Flavia Lazzeri, FSO, Health services section (SPITEX), tel.: +41 58 463 61 28, email: Flavia.Lazzeri@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
