Lake District care home closure decision delayed to October 27
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 06:43 · Archive
Windermere residents protested against the possible closure of Applethwaite Green Care Home as Westmorland and Furness Council postponed its decision.
Residents of Windermere held a protest on 7 October against the potential closure of Applethwaite Green Care Home. The council has postponed its decision on the home's future until 27 October, after campaigners made impassioned pleas at a Health and Adults Scrutiny Committee meeting on 23 September. Months of campaigning work preceded this, triggered when the council revealed its consideration of closure in April.
Councillor Andy Brinkman, representing Applethwaite on Windermere and Bowness Town Council, criticised the consultation process. 'People feel the council's consultation was poorly conducted. It was already decided. It was a done deal,' he said. He alleged that council staff involved had 'little empathy with rural communities and elderly care', claiming they had told him 'people don't care about adult social care'. Brinkman organised the protest to show solidarity with another threatened rural care home, Grisedale Croft Care Home in Alston, whose residents feel 'out of sight' and 'out of mind to the council'.
How it is being reported
- ‘Nowhere near obsolete’ - Local residents rally together as care home decision loomsWindermere residents protested the possible closure of Applethwaite Green Care Home after Westmorland and Furness Council delays its decision until October 27.NW Evening Mail · 11 Oct, 06:00
- ‘Nowhere near obsolete’ - Local residents rally together as care home decision loomsWindermere residents protested the possible closure of Applethwaite Green Care Home after Westmorland and Furness Council delays its decision until October 27.Westmorland Gazette · 11 Oct, 06:00
- ‘Nowhere near obsolete’ - Local residents rally together as care home decision loomsWindermere residents protested the possible closure of Applethwaite Green Care Home after Westmorland and Furness Council delays its decision until October 27.News & Star · 11 Oct, 06:00
In this story: Applethwaite Green Care Home · Westmorland and Furness Council · Windermere · Grisedale Croft Care Home · Alston · Andy Brinkman
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