[WOODY2SHOES]

The NHS are trying to close two very important care homes in Sheffield - Birch Avenue and Woodland View.

These homes give excellent expert care and dignity for those who have Alzheimers - many have been thrown out of homes in the private sector as they cannot or are unwilling to care for these vulnerable soles. Our relatives did not ask for or deserved Alzheimers and they have worked hard all their lives and paid all their taxes - and this is how the NHS want to treat them.

Please help and give your support and sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/petition/4...ignatures.html

You don't choose to have Alzheimers - but it could easily choose you - and you won't be able to do anything about it.

[gnomi]

Originally Posted by WOODY2SHOES

The NHS are trying to close two very important care homes in Sheffield - Birch Avenue and Woodland View.

These homes give excellent expert care and dignity for those who have Alzheimers - many have been thrown out of homes in the private sector as they cannot or are unwilling to care for these vulnerable soles. Our relatives did not ask for or deserved Alzheimers and they have worked hard all their lives and paid all their taxes - and this is how the NHS want to treat them.

Please help and give your support and sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/petition/4...ignatures.html

You don't choose to have Alzheimers - but it could easily choose you - and you won't be able to do anything about it.

Petition signed. Good luck and well done for fighting this.

[brownie25]

petition signed come on everyone help them and sign

[mediman]

Originally Posted by WOODY2SHOES

The NHS are trying to close two very important care homes in Sheffield - Birch Avenue and Woodland View.

These homes give excellent expert care and dignity for those who have Alzheimers - many have been thrown out of homes in the private sector as they cannot or are unwilling to care for these vulnerable soles. Our relatives did not ask for or deserved Alzheimers and they have worked hard all their lives and paid all their taxes - and this is how the NHS want to treat them.

Please help and give your support and sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/petition/4...ignatures.html

You don't choose to have Alzheimers - but it could easily choose you - and you won't be able to do anything about it.

Any home of this kind closing is not a very nice thing to happen, and personally I am against all closures of this kind, but you say NHS is closing them.? I thought these two homes were run by Housing Associations,

67 Birch Avenue is a one-storey purpose built home, which provides nursing care for older people with dementia. The home has four, ten bed units with an interlinking corridor surrounding a large garden and patio area. Each unit has a communal lounge and dining room. All of the forty bedrooms are single and all have en-suite facilities. A central kitchen and laundry serve the home. The home is near to the centre of Chapel town, bus routes and local amenities. A car park is available. Copies of the last Commission For Social Care inspection reports were available for service users and their families to read. The weekly fee is £460.

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Latitude: 53.459999084473
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* Price p/w: £460
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Woodland View Nursing Home
Lightwood Lane, Off Norton Avenue, Sheffield S8 8BG
Tel: 0114 271 6688/6687
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Owner: Northern Counties Housing Association Ltd

Person in charge: Philip Bunn

Local Authority / Social Services: Sheffield City Council (click for contact details)

Type of Service: Care Home with nursing - Voluntary Owned , 60 residents

Registered Care Categories*: Dementia

Specialist Care Categories: Alzheimer's

Single Rooms: 60 Rooms with ensuite WC: 60

Facilities & Services: Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Pets by arrangement • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Wheelchair access • Ground Floor Accommodation only • Gardens for residents

CQC* Star Rating: 2 Star (0=Poor, 1=Adequate, 2=Good, 3=Excellent) read more about CQC ratings

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Petition signed and good luck, may the powers that be take notice.

[WOODY2SHOES]

Thanks Mediman for the concise info provided. As I understand it the staff are leased from the NHS by the housing association. It's because the staff receive a good wage for the work they do - the words - 'you get what you pay for' come to mind - that the NHS in Sheffield say that it costs too much to look after our relatives with Alzheimers. In other words - or the interpretation would be - "they are not worth spending the money on!!!" The NHS say they can spend tax payers money in a better way? All the relatives disagree - we want our loved ones cared for by trained mental health nurses who fully understand their illness and needs and give them the dignity they deserve, who will respect them and the role they have in our families' lives. These 2 homes have been hailed nationally and internationally as centres of excellence and are used for training future nurses and give a valuable insight into this harrowing disease - which many nurses fall short by a long way. We need to move forward in the quality of care that is given to the elderly - closing these homes is a backward step. It doesn't just affect the residents of today and their families - it affects everyone in Sheffield.

[Mrs K]

We will also be in Sheffield city centre on Saturday asking people to sign the petition, we will be wearing white tshirts with save woodland view written on them, so we cant be missed :-), oh and to those who say it will be a waste of time we will be fighting to the bitter end please show your support by signing the petition

[lyndyloo]

signed good luck

[CHEZZFAYE]

mrs k your petition wont work im sorry to say.

my sister works at woodland they have been going to close the unit for years, one of the residents have allready been found an alternative home and the staff have been told from sep the unit will be shut

[CHEZZFAYE]

forgot to say signed anyway and i wish you good luck

[Nimrod]

Signed and I wish you luck.

[Mrs K]

Originally Posted by CHEZZFAYE

mrs k your petition wont work im sorry to say.

my sister works at woodland they have been going to close the unit for years, one of the residents have allready been found an alternative home and the staff have been told from sep the unit will be shut

have pm you as this info is incorrect

[peebee1]

thanks to the op for doing this - i take my daughter to swimming lessons at chapeltown baths and there was an elderly lady outside a couple of weeks ago saying they were closing her home and collecting signatures. She'd got about 10. It's been on my mind ever since thinking how i could help her and her fellow residents. Petitions DO work, councils have to look at decisions with something like 500 signatures and after so many the decision goes to the High Court.

[CHEZZFAYE]

Originally Posted by Mrs K

have pm you as this info is incorrect

thanks for the pm hun i only know what my sister has said so sorry if im wrong

[peebee1]

please all sign:

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/42232.html

best of luck. xxxxxx

[Jenz_rocks91]

Signed, Good Luck

[michelle21]

signed
Good Luck

[peebee1]

come on Sheffielders!!!!!!!!!!! xxxx

Mods - please make it a sticky - it's important to the elderley people who have their lives there. thank you. xx

[vickycound]

what an idiot lets just hope this awful disease doesnt reach u then yeah tramps
sick sick person
petition signed hope it doesnt close my grandad is a resident at woodland view without the care they give him there our family woul be at a total loss as his wife also had a stroke in june and i am now the full time carer for her as well as going to see him and look after 3 kids under 5
the guys up there do a great job its about time they were shown more appreciation for the good work they do
good luck with this op x

[Mrs K]

thanks to all who have signed so far :-)

[Kashul]

I ahve added this link to my facebook page as well., good luck !!!