Highgate Care director Mitesh Dhanak (left) and Mary Feilding Guild residents (right)
- Credit: Highgate Care/Polly Hancock
The new owner of a Highgate care home says widespread Legionella” could force him to close Mary Feilding Guild before the end of May.
Mitesh Dhanak, the director of Highgate Care, claims the bacteria is rife throughout the building – and that it is awaiting “urgent advice” from the Care Quality Commission and Public Health England on whether the home is safe to remain open.
Sixteen pensioners aged between 85 and 104 were given less than three months to find a new home after being told by the new owner to pack their bags by the end of May.