A County Durham residential care home is to close in less than month, leaving residents just weeks to find a new place to live.
38 residents and their families and 63 staff were told late last week of the news, with the company that operates the home citing "rising operating costs" as the key factor leading to the closure. Restructuring experts FRP have been brought in to oversee an "orderly winddown" - which means staff will be out of jobs and residents need to find new homes.
Helen Morson, whose mum Marjory Edwards, 90, moved in to the Grade-II listed Shotley Park home in December 2022 said the news came as a huge shock. She said: "I was told I had 28 days to find my mother somewhere else. It's a shock to everyone. My mum has only been in there since December. Now we have to find somewhere else for her again. Lots of homes don't have any places. Everywhere has got waiting lists. It's just been a massive shock."
