Published on:
30
August 2012
The burn at Menstrie burst its banks on Wednesday evening 29th August, causing flood damage to Clackmannanshire Council run Menstrie House.
Residents were initially evacuated to Ludgate House as a "rest centre" with a view to finding alternative places for them in other care establishments.
Chief Executive Elaine McPherson said: "Operational staff from social work, facilities management and roads were swiftly on the scene to manage the incident in accordance with our emergency planning procedures.
"The main priority was to get the 38 Menstrie House residents new accommodation and that was done successfully."
The Council's Older People Care Service quickly found alternative accommodation in other care homes within Clackmannanshire and all staff who normally care for these residents will remain with them to ensure the minimum of disruption to their normal routines.
Councillor Les Sharp, Convenor of the Housing, Health and Care Committee, who helped with the evacuation of Menstrie House said: "I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to staff from a range of services for the exemplary management of the situation."
The Council are in the process of assessing the full extent of the damage to Menstrie House but it is hoped that work can be done quickly to one part of the building to have it fully fit for some of the residents to return by the middle of next week. The area to the back of the building which was worst affected by the flooding, is expected to take two weeks to repair.
The A91 was also closed by police on Wednesday evening because of flooding, as was the Dumyat Centre in Menstrie, both of which re-opened on Thursday morning.