Newport care home is forced to close its doors after no buyer found
A Shropshire care home will be forced to close and its residents moved to new facilities after administrators failed to find a new buyer.
Beaumaris Court Care Home in Newport was one of four care homes in Shropshire to be at risk after parent companies Claremont Care and Silver Leaf Estates went into administration in February.
Administrators AlixPartners said that despite hard work from staff to improve the standard of care, the home remains "deeply unprofitable" and will be closed within the next two months.
Ryan Grant, one of the administrators overlooking the care home, said: "It is extremely disappointing that we have reached this position as regards Beaumaris Court Care Home.
"Throughout the administration process the team within the home have worked exceptionally hard to improve the standard of care to residents and their efforts have recently been recognised by the CQC.
"Despite this, and due to factors completely beyond their control, the home remains unviable and regrettably, in the absence of any offers for the business, we have no option but to consider closure.
"I would like to reassure all residents and their families that in this eventuality their care and well-being will be our primary focus and we will be working closely with our appointed operational agents Careport, alongside the local authority to ensure as smooth a transition as possible to new facilities."
Claremont and Silver Leaf operate five other care homes, including Newport's Standford Villa, The New Barn in Market Drayton and Elmhurst Nursing Home in Prees, Whitchurch.
The companies also operate the Old Vicarage care home in Church Road, Bradmore, Wolverhampton, and Elm House in Stoke-on-Trent.
AlixPartners have managed to find a buyer for one of the homes, while the others remain on the market.
