SDLP West Tyrone Westminster candidate Daniel McCrossan has
called for the Minister for Health to come clean on the future of Greenfield
Residential Care Home. Mr McCrossan made his demand following reports that beds
were being kept empty in the Strabane residence for older people.
He said: “Reports that beds are being kept empty in a care
home at a time when demand is high and Health spending is being cut is quite
alarming. Many of the residents suspect that it is because the axe of
healthcare cutbacks is about to fall on Greenfield.
“After hearing that as many as 17 of the 30 beds are
currently unoccupied, I posted a letter of concern Health Minister enquiring if
it was indeed his intention to target Greenfield for closure. The response I
received was vague and noncommittal; lending weight to this possibility.
“The Minister must realize that it is inappropriate to be
anything but transparent in regard to his intentions to remove services that
people in this area depend on. These are peoples’ homes and it is about time
the Minister ended the unnecessary stress he is putting on Greenfield residents
and come clean about his intentions.”
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