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What is happening with our facilities and why?

Blackpool Gazette

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October 14, 2025

The 10 care facilities now subject to public consultation are being assessed as part of the first element of a wholesale review of all of Lancashire County Council's in-house services for older and disabled people, which will take place over the next 18 months after also being approved by the cabinet.

It comes as the authority attempts to save £50m in adult social care costs over the next two years.

The first five care homes and five day centres to come under the microscope have been selected for "accelerated" consideration because they are "among the oldest in the [council's] estate, with outdated designs that fail to meet modern care standards", according to a cabinet report.

They would require "substantial" investment to address "critical safety and operational issues" and-along with two of the day centres operating from the same sites as the residential homes-expose the county council to "increasing regulatory and reputational risks" when assessed against new Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.

Meanwhile, the day centres are said to be "significantly underutilised, reflecting a clear shift in demand for their services".

The authority runs a total of 16 residential care homes and 13 older persons' day services, with a raft of disability services -including 'enablement' and employment support teams, supported living services and short break provision.

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