STOP CLOSURE
their routine every single day.
“For all of that to be taken away, it’s disgusting.”
According to a report to the IJB, closing the home will provide a saving of £399,000.
It said admissions to its three homes – which also include Hunterhill and Renfrew – will be paused to allow bed numbers to be balanced and capacity used for the 36 affected residents.
The report added that there would be a period of at least four months before residents would move to a new home, unless an individual and their family wanted to move sooner.
Councillor Iain McMillan, a Labour representative for Johnstone South and Elderslie, was one of two who voted to reject the closure of Montrose.
He said: “It is their homes, it’s where they live and I know some of them have been there for a number of years.
“I know how traumatic it can be for residents and their families if they’re having to leave.
“I’m not comfortable with that at all.” Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, an SNP representative for the same area, was one of six who voted to approve the closure.
She said: “It’s not something that sits comfortably with any of us but I think, as I say, I’m confident that this can be handled sensitively by the HSCP staff.”
A number of other proposals were also discussed at the meeting.
It was agreed to permanently close Montrose and Falcon day services for older people and reduce the capacity of the disability resource centre.
Meanwhile, Councillor Cameron put forward a motion calling on the suggested merger of Mirin and Milldale day services, which is the subject of a petition for judicial review, to be rejected.
However, an amendment from Margaret Kerr, a non-executive representative of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, asked that a “fully informed decision” be made at a later date when the IJB has seen the “complete findings” on the proposal.
A vote on this issue resulted in a 4-4 tie, meaning neither passed and the issue will either be continued to a later meeting or go to a dispute resolution. The same is set to happen for the proposed closure of the Flexicare service after four voted in favour and four against.
My view on it is that they are evicting my mother from her home... it’s her safe place, it’s where she knows... it’s devastating