A Charity that housed elderly people in sheltered accommodationhas folded.
Staff at Abbeyfield Fochabers were forced to reconsider theiroptions after the number of residents living at their property onSpey Street in Fochabers fell from six to just one last year.
A marketing campaign failed to find any new clients, and thehouse is now expected to be put on the market by the end of nextweek.
Chairman Richard Hammock believes that the closure is related togovernment care provision changing to a focus on keeping people intheir own homes for longer and a need for more intensive care to beprovided when they leave.
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