No-one knows how many people could lose their jobs as a result of the proposed shake-up of residential care for the elderly in Kent. There may be the possibility of redeployment but nothing is certain and with the public sector cut backs there are bound to be redundancies.
The staff in each home are working hard to ensure that this uncertainty does not impact negatively on the residents and day centre attendees but it is taking its toll on them. Although our focus is on our relatives we never forget the people who care for them daily and how vital their role is in their health and wellbeing.
Plans are being made for a protest march through Maidstone in late September - an opportunity for staff, relatives and supporters to show their solidarity - watch this space!
The legal process to save Bowles Lodge is over but the spirit of Bowles Lodge lives on!
- John Porter
- This blog is about a campaign I led to prevent Lancashire County Council closing the care home my Mum lived in. We lost our case in the High Court but decision-makers at local and national level were made aware of the devastating consequences of moving elderly people - no matter how carefully it is done. Mum was moved and, sadly, died eight months later. The blog is dedicated to her precious memory. Love you Mum.
This is Vera, my mum
This is Vera, my mum. "Why did Kent County Council move me out of Bowles Lodge?"
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