A care home provider is planning to put more than 50 of its homes up for sale and close four.

HC-One, which owns The Hyde in Walditch and St James' Park in Bradpole, has not yet announced which care homes are affected.

A spokesman for HC-One said: "We are investing in refurbishing over 200 of our care homes, alongside our ongoing new build programme, as we modernise our portfolio.

"We are also putting 52 of our care homes up for sale where we feel they would be better served by a local operator in conjunction with other local services and we are proposing to close a further four homes.

"These sales and four closures will only happen when we are convinced that we have found the right alternative operator, and when residents are able to safely move to their new care placement.

"We've made firm commitments to do this with commissioners, ensure continuity f care and continuous service and smooth transitions for all involved.

"On the list of homes, our priority is our residents, their loved ones and our colleagues, and as such, our intention was that they receive the news of plan for their homes before the specific home names were released to the media.

"We are still in the process of informing residents, their loved ones and our colleagues which is why we are currently unable to confirm the list of homes.

"We are working to ensure that this process continues with the minimum disruption to our residents and colleagues as possible and as such, we will be able to confirm once we have spoken to them."

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