‘It’s cruel’: relatives of residents react to proposal to close Lancashire care homes

Dorothy Devereux, 92, has lived at Woodlands for the past 12 years. She thought she would spend her final years at the care home. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Guardian

For Marjorie Aspden, 95, Woodlands care home in Clayton-le-Moors in Accrington was the perfect place to spend her twilight years. When she looked out from the window of her room, she saw the woods that she played in as a young girl and felt a sense of contentment.

Now she and hundreds of other elderly residents are facing uncertainty after the Reform-led Lancashire county council announced it would consult on plans to close care homes in the area.