I WAS concerned to read that Archways is to close (The Press, August 18).
As part of a church pastoral care team, I have visited people there and found it to be a contented place with good facilities and caring staff - a perfect intermediary stay between hospital and home.
So why the closure if it is not about money?
Care at home sounds wonderful and is obviously the best solution - if it works.
But what does “care at home” really amount to?
In my experience, it involves visits from an underpaid and over-worked care worker whose time is limited to about ten minutes per session, putting a meal in the microwave, checking the patient is “all right” and then spending the rest of the time writing up notes.
Respite in a peaceful environment such as Archways where there are staff on hand throughout the day and night would surely be more beneficial to a patient’s rehabilitation than the limited care on offer at home.
Our elderly deserve better.
Anne Bednarski, York
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