The Times: care home closures

The issue of care home closures seems to be gaining a higher profile in the national media, notably The Times.

Alice Thomson wrote a scathing opinion piece on the 9th July headlined ‘This isn’t caring for the fragile. It’s neglect’.

See http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4142370.ece

Alice Tmonson

And on July 11th Kaya Burgess provided an overview of current developments in the care home ‘sector’, and of Hft and Scope’s closure policies.

See http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4144516.ece

Times Kaya Burgess

Unfortunately… Times content is only available to subscribers! The intention of this posting is to alert readers to the growing prominence of the issue of care home closures.