Madam,

Why is there such a reluctance on the part of the county council to share the details of the purchase of the former Bodlondeb Residential Care Home? How long can a contract of this type take to be agreed?

The county council acknowledges the difficulties in sourcing EMI nursing in Ceredigion but continues to keep the public on tenterhooks. Added to this shortage of beds, the Cambrian News has uncovered that one of the nearest EMI nursing homes, Bridell Manor, has had a poor report from Care Inspectorate Wales.

So not only is there scant provision for the people who require EMI nursing care, such provision as there is cannot be guaranteed to provide the necessary support that the residents require. Surely any good news on this topic would be welcomed by the people of Ceredigion and would go a long way to assure voters that the county council has some kind of coherent plan for addressing the current care shortage?

People across the county are finding it increasingly difficult to manage the care of relatives in a climate of decreasing resources and one long-standing promise has been the development of the Cylch Caron project in Tregaron. Thirteen years, £16m-plus and no tangible results to date.

Thursday, 28 February saw a ‘special Cabinet’ meeting to discuss the Development Agreement for the project, which seals the local authority and the developers into a binding contract. The details of the Development Agreement discussed on the 28th are contained in Appendix 1 to the Agenda, which hasn’t yet been released. It is to be hoped that those Councillors who will be involved in discussing the Agreement will have sufficient time to consider how close to the original vision is this, hopefully, final draft.

Yours etc, George Holloway, on behalf of North Ceredigion Forum for Elderly Care.

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