It has been confirmed a privately-owned North East care house will probably be closing its doorways in future, leaving a number of residents in limbo.
Stockton Borough Council have confirmed Ashwood Lodge Care Dwelling, located on Bedale Street in Bllingham, will shut its doorways sooner or later, after being knowledgeable of their determination in the previous couple of days.
This comes after rumours urged the care house’s mother or father firm had dissolved, although a consultant from Ashwood Lodge mentioned this was a separate firm concerned in buying the enterprise final 12 months.
The council have mentioned they are going to be working with the house’s 18 residents and their familes to search out appropriate different accomodation that matches their wants.
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There may be presently no date set for the closure, and preparations are but to be made regarding the house’s workers.
Councillor Ann McCoy, Stockton Council’s cupboard member for grownup social care, mentioned: “Ashwood Lodge Care Dwelling’s supplier, Nationwide Healthcare Ltd, have notified us of their intention to shut the house and we will probably be working with the house’s 18 residents and their households to search out appropriate different lodging to fulfill their wants.
“Our predominant precedence is to assist residents and their relations throughout this tough time. We will probably be doing this with the utmost sensitivity to residents’ wants while working carefully with Nationwide Healthcare Ltd.”
Considerations concerning the way forward for the care house, which cares for individuals over 65 and other people with dementia and has a score from regulator Care High quality Fee (CQC) of “good”, had been raised with The Northern Echo final week.
Based on Corporations Home, care firm Ashwood Lodge Ltd, was integrated in August final 12 months, carrying the house’s tackle, and was dissolved on Tuesday (January 17).
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An utility to strike the corporate off the register was made on September 30 and a discover that the corporate can be struck off the register was given on October 11.
The Native Democracy Reporting Service approached the house concerning the matter, and was informed the dissolved firm had nothing to do with the care house.
It was mentioned the corporate by no means ran the house, it was opened because it was set to amass the residence, however the sale fell by means of and the agency was closed.
Following queries final week, a consultant from the house claimed it was not in any monetary hazard and was nonetheless operating as earlier than.
The care house is owned by mother or father firm Nationwide Healthcare Ltd, whose headquarters are situated in Gosforth, Newcastle based on Corporations Home.
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It’s listed as nonetheless energetic and offering residential nursing care services.
The NHS and CQC web sites affirm that Nationwide Healthcare runs Ashwood Lodge Care Dwelling, and its contact particulars are listed because the care house.
The care house has been contacted for remark, and a consultant informed The Northern Echo they had been knowledgeable of the house’s determination on Sunday (January 22).
