Our preferred option for Abbotsbury older persons' home
Consultation closed: 29 January 2021
Consultation opened: 23 October 2020
Having considered the options for the future of Abbotsbury, our preferred option, at this stage, is to offer and arrange for accommodation in better and alternative care homes for all
existing residents. We would then close Abbotsbury.
This is the preferred option because:
- improved quality of accommodation: it enables existing residents to live in care homes that meet physical and environmental standards and deliver good quality care
- minimal disruption for existing residents: any move would mean some disruption for existing residents, which could have a negative impact on their health and wellbeing; whilst our preferred option would require existing residents to move, this would only happen once (individual risk assessments would take place and measures put in place to minimise risks to residents’ health and wellbeing)
- value for money: because the independent care home market is delivering good quality residential care homes in Biggleswade and the surrounding area, significant investment in a care home in this area would not represent value for money for us or Council Tax payers
Although this is the preferred option, we wanted to hear your views before coming to a decision. This is why the consultation process was so important.