Hundreds of care homes 'sold up or collapsed' in past decade, Lib

Hundreds of Scottish care homes have “sold up or collapsed” in the past decade, the Liberal Democrats have revealed.

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Scottish Care Inspectorate said 476 care homes for older people have either ceased operating entirely or changed hands since 2015.

This number includes 56 care homes in Glasgow, 46 in Fife, 43 in Edinburgh, 36 in South Lanarkshire and 24 in the Highlands.

Among the care homes that provided data, 43 care homes cited financial “inviability” as a reason for cancelling services, while 27 cited problems around recruiting staff.

Another 42 care homes listed a change of legal ownership as a reason for cancellation, and 40 blamed the sale of the business.

Reacting to the figures, Scottish Lib-Dem MP Angus MacDonald accused th