Fears over care homes

RESIDENTS and staff at Southern Cross care homes in the Lothians are still uncertain about the future after the company announced it was shutting down.

The cash-strapped operator, which has 752 homes and 31,000 residents in the UK, is to close after landlords refused to restructure rental agreements.

Landlords of 250 homes are said to have agreed to take them back and run them themselves but negotiations are reportedly continuing with the owners of the other 502.

Today, Southern Cross said it could not comment on what was happening with its eight homes in the Lothians.