RESIDENTS are being moved out of a West Bridgford care home which is closing.
The owners of Abelard Care Home, in Musters Road, say they are shutting the home on December 5, as it is no longer profitable.
The 22 residents are being found new places to live, while 32 staff face losing their jobs.
Manager Nadine Pretheroe said: "All residents are finding new homes. We brought the residents' Christmas forward and served Christmas dinner and gave out presents. Staff were there looking after them, and will be until the end.
"Anybody who gets my staff will be lucky to have them."
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued the home's owner with a formal warning to improve staffing levels following an inspection on September 17. A report published by the CQC this month showed inspectors found there were insufficient numbers of qualified staff employed to meet the needs of residents. Inspectors saw a resident struggling with food for nearly an hour at lunchtime without assistance from staff.
The warning notice was lifted last month after the home employed more staff.
Ms Pretheroe said the results of the inspection had nothing to do with why the home is closing. She added: "The reason it's closing is that it's just not making any money.
"Standards are much higher and the CQC is requiring us to put on more staff. We have increased staffing levels and we cannot keep going financially.
"Over the past couple of years there has been less and less referrals."
Keith Rooks' mum, Audrey, 72, has lived at Abelard for six years. He said she will be moving to a nursing home in Radcliffe-on-Trent today.
Mr Rooks, 44, of Wollaton, said: "It's such a shame and a waste it's closing. There are people's livelihoods at stake and upheaval for the residents.
"We have no problem with the quality of care. Mum is among friends and has a great working relationship with staff. It's such a much-needed facility that is going to bite the dust."
Administrator Maureen Swann, who has worked at the home for 12 years, said: "It's put 32 of us out of work."
David Hamilton, director for care and support for older people at Notts County Council, said: "We are working to find new care home places which meet the needs of the residents."