Protest to save Montrose Care Home as it's future hangs in the balance.

Paisley's Montrose Care Home at risk of closure as staff say shutdown would be 'devastating'

Staff and families rallied outside Renfrewshire council HQ in a bid to put pressure on the council to rethink their plans.

Members of the integration joint board (IJB) – responsible for oversight of Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) – will consider whether to approve or reject reducing the care home estate through the shutdown of Montrose at a meeting on Friday.

A petition has been launched and signed by more than 1,400 people and a Facebook group called 'Save Montrose Care Home from closure' has also been set up. Tasha, who has worked at the home for 12 years, added: "We also have around 40 members of staff and we really don't know what our situation is or what would happen to us. It's a family. It's always been a care home that's always had a high standard of care. It seems a very unfair decision to take."

According to a report to the IJB, the proposal based on the selection of Montrose would provide a saving of £399,000. If approved, admissions to the three homes would be paused to allow bed numbers to be balanced and capacity used for affected residents.

There would be a period of at least four months before residents would move to a new home, unless an individual and their family wanted to move sooner. The report explained: "This is to enable full consultation and person-centred planning to take place with every person to understand what is important to them and their loved ones, and to reduce the impact of the moving process as far as possible."