Human cost of threatened care home closures
by Sion Morgan, Wales On Sunday
Here, as the High Court prepares to stand in judgement this week, Sion Morgan explores the human cost of the threatened closure of care homes...
Vulnerable residents at Pencoed care home rejoiced in a song and dance on Armistice Day.
Forgetting their age and physical ailments, the frail grandmums and granddads donned military uniforms and clothing from their youth to remember The Fallen.
Their faces told the story of a group enjoying a new lease of life in familiar and comfortable surroundings.
And yet, unknown to these war heroes, community pillars and beloved elders, men in suits are working in council offices and courtrooms to decide on their future.
More than 80 elderly residents face losing their care because four independent homes in Pembrokeshire, including Pencoed, are under threat of closure.
The homes’ owners have won the right to a High Court judicial review to investigate their claim that the county council is “chronically under paying” fees for the service.
The residents’ families have now spoken out in a desperate bid to have their elderly loved ones’ fears voiced.
Abridged
SOURCE: WalesOnline
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