Families' despair as care home set to close

Plans to close a care home for elderly people with dementia are to be discussed by West Sussex County Council (WSCC).

A report to councillors has claimed the cost of work needed to bring the New Tyne care home in Worthing up to an "acceptable standard" means it is not financially viable.

But the 13 residents of New Tyne say they are devastated, and the daughter of 104-year-old Iris Ford says the trauma of moving her mother to a new facility could be fatal.

The council's health and adult social care scrutiny committee will discuss the home's future with Amanda Jupp, WSCC cabinet member for adult services, having the final say on whether New Tyne will close.