Court ruling over plans to move residents from home
By Karen Westcott
PLANS to close a nursing home have been halted after a judge imposed an interim injunction on any further action at the site.
Stockton Borough Council has been ordered not to remove any more residents this week from its last remaining nursing home, Parkview, after relatives of one resident took legal action over the closure.
Lawyer Yvonne Hossack, who specialises in community care cases, has been brought in by the family of 101-year-old nursing home resident Sarah Rutter.
The widow has lived at the home, in Thorntree Road, Thornaby, near Stockton, for five years and her family believe a transfer to another site may prove detrimental to her health - or could even prove fatal.
They have claimed that decision to close the home was taken without proper consultation and without a clinical oversight and knowledge of the risks involved.
Ms Hossack said: "My clients feel that what the council is doing is dangerous."
But Sean McEneaney, head of adult operational services for the council, said it had worked very closely with all of the residents, families and carers to secure the best possible outcomes.
"Regrettably, this action has now prevented a planned move this week for one resident who was due to rejoin three former Parkview residents in their new home.
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SOURCE: TheNorthernEchoUK
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