‘Shocked and bewildered’ care home residents face eviction included 95-year-old | UK | News
Eighteen have already been forced to move – including one 105-year-old woman who had to be taken almost 100 miles to a new care home. It is expected all 90 staff will also be made redundant. Defective Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete – Raac – was found in 95 per cent of the roof at Mount St Joseph’s care home in Leeds, putting it at risk of collapse. Although strengthening girders have now been put in place, specialists, architects and insurers have said the lower floors are still not safe to use on a permanent basis. The building, which is run by Catholic order of nuns the Little Sisters of the Poor, is set to close within months and will be demolished. The sisters are now fundraising to help with the costs of the temporary repairs and rehoming the residents – which has so far cost £200,000. If they can bring in enough cash they want to build a new care home in the grounds. Manager Sister Kathleen said: “We were shocked and bewildered to think …