The legal process to save Bowles Lodge is over but the spirit of Bowles Lodge lives on!

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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
This is Vera, my mum. "Why did Kent County Council move me out of Bowles Lodge?"

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

MPs debate care for the elderly in Kent

I attended this 30 minute Westminster Hall debate at 1pm today in the Palace of Westminster. It was secured by an MP for one of the other homes facing closure and was, in my view, a complete waste of time. John Burstow, the Lib Dem Health Minister responded for the Coalation Government in a totally predictable way saying "this is a matter for Kent County Council to decide not central government". If you want to see the whole debate which was poorly attended click here .

For the full Hansard transcript click here.

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