Following cabinet recommendations on 14 November, a number of care homes are remaining open and will provide specialist EMI (Elderly Mentally Infirmed ie: Dementia) care.

Councillors and District Directors attended photo calls at the care homes and were available to answer questions about the future of the home and future plans for Social Care and Health in their districts.

            
L to r District Director, Ian James and    L to r Service Manager Jane Baggley,
Cllr Steven Norman at Bracken House,  District Director Darren Evans,
Burntwood.                                            Cllr David Leech and Cllr Eddie Boden
                                                              at Brighton House, Newcastle.

             
Back row, l to r Head of Home, Bridget  L to r Cllr Peter Beresford, District 
Hill, District Director Paula Furnival,       Director Madeleine Fullerton and Cllr 
Cllr Robert Simpson.                              Davies at Hillfield House, Burton.
Front row, l to r MP David Kidney,
Resident, Edna Hill and Intermediate
Care Team Leader, Jane Hollins at
Foxwalls, Stafford.

           
L to r Cllr Michael Clarke and District     Right, Cllr Carol Dean talks to District
Director, Darren Evans at                      Director, Christine Whitehead about
Hillport House, Newcastle.                     future plans for Meadowrythe in   
                                                              Tamworth.  

Councillor Susan Woodward, Cabinet Member for Older People and Healthier Communities said: "These homes are staying open so that we can continue to meet the needs of residents who have a need for specialist dementia care.  This fits in with our plans to provide a new generation of care facilities and services that are fit for the future.  Consultations and research recognised the specialist nature of the staff working with EMI at the homes that are staying open and that the demand for such facilities will only increase in the future and we have taken this into account.

Councillor Woodward went on to add: "We will continue to work closely with health colleagues and other partners to make sure that people's health and social care needs are met in a joined up way and that future EMI services will have the full resources to support them."

Cabinet papers and a breakdown of each of the homes can be found here

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