A residential care charity has denied claims from an ex-staff member that residents were moved to 'the wrong places' after the closure of a home in Gerrards Cross. 

Chiltern House, a Leonard Cheshire care home geared towards middle-aged adults with disabilities, closed last week after 30 years on Packhorse Road.

Kymberley Cahill and Linda Walton, both ex-members of staff at the home, said they had been "heartbroken" to hear of its closure, with Linda suggesting that some residents had been moved "hundreds of miles" to "the wrong place for them".

She also described it as a "desperately sad situation".

However, a spokesperson for Leonard Cheshire has since denied the claims, suggesting that many of former residents had been "moved closer to their families" or into "nursing provision that better suits their current needs".

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The spokesperson said the building had not yet been sold but remedial and clearance work was planned for the site at the end of February to ensure that it is in good condition to be sold, following appropriate marketing.

Residents said they had been told the home would not be sold to another provider, despite some ex-members of staff claiming to be aware of interested buyers.

Mark, a 56-year-old resident who had lived in the home for more than two decades and has now been moved to another Leonard Cheshire home in Hitchin, told the Free Press last autumn that he was concerned about a “gap in the care sector for middle-aged people”.

He added: “It’s a real worry about what will happen in the future because there are a lot of facilities that are focused on elderly and dementia care, but I wouldn’t want to be in a place like that.”