Labour chief Sarwar joins care home fight

FROM FRONT PAGE how to proceed in March. Helen McAleer, whose daughter Amanda attends Milldale, said at Friday’s meeting:“It’s been managed declined. We’ve all had it.

“We’ve been told with the day centres that this is only the start of the cuts.

“They want to go to a more community-based service.

“Look at the weather out there today. We are talking about severely disabled people.

“We don’t live in the Costa del Sol.” Montrose Care Home in Heriot Avenue, Foxbar, is due to shut down in a bid to save £399,000 after the measure was voted through at the IJB.

Tasha MacLellan, social care worker at the home, said:“The consultation was non-existent.

“Not one resident has been consulted. “The staff had a generic email that came out. Some of us have been there for 12 years.

“This is people’s lives. One resident found out about it over the radio.”

Meanwhile, Quarriers Renfrewshire head injury service is set to close in June after Dr Ron Culley, the charity’s CEO, last week said the council and HSCP were unable to continue funding it.

A packed room was told of Labour’s plans to lodge a motion and raise specific questions about the separate services at the Scottish Parliament.

Campaigners were also invited to Holyrood and told letters would be written to the first minister and relevant minister.

The HSCP said earlier this week: “Officers are continuing to work hard to identify areas where we can make proposals for the IJB’s consideration on how it can safely address the current budget gap, reflecting our focus on navigating budget challenges while ensuring we meet the needs of our most vulnerable service users.”