Lochaber Care Provision 

Members considered a report on Lochaber Care Provision at the meeting of the Highland Council on 31 October. 

HC-One informed NHS Highland of their intention to close Moss Park Care Home on the 18 September 2024. A contractually standard notice period of 13 weeks was given.  

Since that announcement, NHS Highland and The Highland Council have been working together to identify a solution to support the continuation of care in the area.  

Work is ongoing at present to find an alternative solution to this closure, but in the interests of the welfare of residents, and with no such process concluded at this stage, the core team are actively planning, as a contingency, for the relocation of all residents. 

Chair of the Council’s Health and Social Care Committee, Cllr David Fraser said: “We understand that this is a worrying time for residents, relatives and all involved, while we continue to pursue potential solutions for Mosspark residents.  

“This is a challenging situation. Across Highland, our focus remains on working with NHS Highland in reducing delayed discharges and accelerating our work towards a new care model which would support people to live more independently for longer in their own communities and shifting the balance of care from acute to sustainable community provision.” 

Further updates will be provided to all residents, staff, stakeholders, including the local community, once we have further information and progress will be reported to the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee. 

The report was discussed in private session due to the nature of sensitive and confidential information contained in the report.