Two care homes in Sheffield that specialise in looking after patients with dementia are under threat after the city's PCT said it was considering withdrawing £2.8m of "top-up" funding for them. Woodland View and Birch Home between them care for 100 residential patients.
The homes are twice as expensive as other care homes providing similar care for people with similar health needs, says the PCT. But campaigns to save them say that other homes deal with less needy patients. A 15,000-strong petition was given to the city's Liberal Democrat-run council last week protesting against the possible closure.
Campaigner Rita Brookes said: "Withdrawing the NHS funding would be devastating. These homes provide specialist care that isn't available elsewhere. Relocating dementia patients increases mortality rates, too."
The PCT will make a final decision in June.
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