Daughter hits out at 'eviction' of her mother, 80, from Shropshire care home
Elderly residents are being forced to move out of a Shropshire care home, which is ending its nursing care, a family has claimed.
The daughter of one pensioner who suffers from dementia today spoke of her "disgust" after being told she has a month to find her a new home.
Sharon Bradburn has until the end of March to find her 80-year-old mother Joyce Bradburn, who suffers from dementia and bi-polar, new accommodation.
It comes after Avery, the owners of St George's Park Nursing Home in Telford, said it would no longer be able to meet her needs after it is refurbished later this year.
Sharon, a mother of five, said: "I feel rather misled. When Avery took over last November, I received a letter stating there would be no change for residents. They must have had a business plan to work towards and have known of their plans way before residents' families were informed. To be informed of this news is very upsetting for my mother and myself.
"This is been my mum's home for two and a half years. She is familiar with everything and when you have dementia, change can have a very big impact on a person.
"We have now got to place her somewhere else and it will be a new home, new people and new environment.
"I think it is disgusting that money is coming before the priority care needs of a generation that have worked and paid into the system all their lives and this is what happens. It's a disgrace that my 80-year-old mother is effectively being evicted."
Julie Roberts, regional manager for Avery, who oversees St George's, said: "We have given 28 days' notice to nine of our residents with affect from March 1 but the home manager did speak to all the families affected on February 23, as soon as a firm decision was made to give notice. We have consulted the local authority and the commissioners. We have had meetings with them.
"It is very sad when this happens and it is not a decision we have made lightly but unfortunately we are not able to meet the needs of those nine residents."
She said the home's 71 residents were not told there would be no changes but that any changes would be to improve the facilities.