AQW 54473/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 18/02/2016
Answered On Date: 10/03/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) to detail any communication he has had with Garvagh Care Home since the announcement of its closure; (ii) what support his Department has provided to families and staff on the resettlement of residents; and (iii) for an update on the resettlement of residents in alternative facilities.

Answer:

Officials in the Health and Social Care Board have had detailed discussions with Four Seasons Health Care about the closures of the Four Seasons care homes, including Garvagh.

My Department established a joint working group with the Health and Social Care Board, the Health and Social Care Trusts and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to monitor developments and oversee the resettlement of the residents affected by the closure; within Trusts multi disciplinary teams were set up to work through the detail of all the moves, to identify new placements and to manage the terms of the moves.

As at 19 February there were 12 residents remaining in Garvagh Care Home. There were no residents remaining in the other homes affected by the closures.