More than 65 care homes residents have been moved to new accommodation following the closure of two independent nursing homes.

Moorlands Care Home in Strensall, York announced its closure in September last year due to staffing issues and Amelia House in Rawcliffe, York declared its closure in August 2018.

The City of York Council said it was working closely with both nursing homes following the news of their closure and a spokesman has now confirmed that new accommodation has been found for the 78 residents forced to move.

A council report stated finding the residents a new home has cost £431,000 because the only available accommodation was deemed more expensive than the previous nursing homes.

Gary Brittain, head of commissioning at the council, said: “We worked closely with the companies, neighbouring local authorities, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS partners to ensure that there was a well-managed process to give sufficient time to secure safe, suitable, alternative accommodation for all residents.

“We continue to support the care sector to recruit, develop and retain high quality staff alongside progressing our older people’s accommodation programme.”