Families appeal government to stop closure of dementia care home

South Lanarkshire council have confirmed the home will close in 7 months time

Families campaigning against the closure of a specialist dementia care home in Lanark are appealing for the Scottish Government to step in and save the facility.

South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership confirmed last week that McClymont House which caters for elderly people with serve forms of the disease will shut.

Those with loved ones in the home fear moving them could kill them – and that even if they survive the move, many will be unable to travel the long distances to see them in their new placements – leaving them isolated and scared.

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