A plan by administration councillors in Edinburgh to temporarily re-purpose a care home which has been empty for more than a year has been rejected over fears it would never be returned to its original use.
Drumbrae, a 60-bed council-owned facility, is now likely to remain vacant for at least another year whilst a wide-ranging strategic review of care needs in the capital is undertaken.
The home, which opened in 2013, has been at the centre of a scandal after plans for the NHS to take it over as a complex care centre were abandoned due to refurbishment costs, which were estimated at £300,000 in 2021 but have since risen to an eye-watering £10 million.
