Lunch off menu at Gale Farm Court, Barstow House etc
The Council is stopping serving of lunch for residents in its sheltered accommodation units.
Potentially all sheltered units are affected and letters have gone out today to affected tenants.
Although the Council claims to have consulted about the planned withdrawal of the service, in reality most residents thought they were being told about changes to how the meals would be provided.
The termination of the service therefore comes as a shock.
It is partly a legacy of the social care budget scandal that became public earlier in the year.
The Cabinet member with responsibility for the service lost her job at that time but now it seems that vulnerable elderly people are the ones who will suffer.
The social side of the mid day meal is particularly valued by many residents of sheltered accommodation who otherwise can become isolated in their own flats.
The decision appears to have been taken behind closed door. There was no public discussion about the options available to the Council and affected residents.
Earlier in the year concerns were raised about hygiene standards at some care homes in York
Sheltered units with extra care in York include (click for details)