Future of Reayrt-ny-Baie site unknown

New residential home being built on former Glenside site

Conversations over the future use of a Douglas care home - which belongs to the Isle of Man Government - are yet to be had.

Reayrt-ny-Baie, on Albert Terrace, is no longer compliant with the Regulation of Care Act and is being replaced as part of the capital programme.

A new facility – called Summerhill View – is in the process of being built on the site of the former Glenside home near Governor's Hill.

Health and Social Care Minister Lawrie Hooper says he doesn't yet know what will happen to the vacant Reayrt-ny-Baie building: