More than 100 at meeting over care home future
More than 100 people turned out for a meeting over the future of a care home after concerns were raised about the company's finances.
Staffordshire County Council held the meeting at The Homestead at Prestwood, near Stourbridge, and encouraged relatives of residents to begin looking for alternative accommodation.
Officers are in talks with owners Elysian Care Ltd in a bid to resolve the situation.
Wolverhampton, Dudley and Staffordshire County councils have all stepped in to support residents and staff at both Knoll House in Penn and The Homestead near Kinver, which is also owned by Elysian and has 25 residents aged up to 96.
The Wolverhampton home has 30 bedrooms and 18 residents, who were yesterday told to find new living arrangements. Families received telephone calls saying they needed to pick up their loved ones immediately.
Wolverhampton City Council has now arranged for employees to be paid through its recruitment agency, Yoo Recruit but this will only cover work undertaken since last week. The council said it was also helping residents move to other facilities in the city.
Elysian Care Ltd, which also owns The Mill Hotel in Alveley near Bridgnorth, was unavailable for comment.
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