A GROUP of vulnerable and elderly residents will have to find somewhere new to live after two Poole care homes went bust.

Owned by prominent Bournemouth businessman Abdul Jaffer, Avalon and Ormonde care homes in Branksome have been deemed “not economically viable” by administrators.

It comes after Mr Jaffer was forced to shut his “inadequate” care home Marlborough House in March following a damning Care Quality Commission report. That closure resulted in around 50 redundancies - with 54 more expected following these latest closures.

A spokesman for bankruptcy firm Begbies Traynor confirmed the two homes will no longer trade after unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer. Another of Mr Jaffer’s homes – Avon Lea in Weymouth – remains in administration.

“Since their appointment the joint administrators, in conjunction with a number of care-sector specialists, have appraised the Avalon and Ormonde homes’ financial and operational viability whilst seeking a buyer for the homes as operating entities,” the spokesman said.

“This appraisal unfortunately concluded that the homes were accruing significant losses and were not economically viable. Furthermore, sufficient funding is not available for the homes to continue to operate as trading entities.”

The spokesman continued: “During this difficult period the joint administrators and their agents will work with relatives, staff, social services, the local authority and the Care Quality Commission to find suitable alternative accommodation for all residents of the homes.

“The closure process will be managed by Careport Advisory Services Limited, the specialist nursing care providers, who will ensure that the needs of the residents and their families are prioritised and dealt with in the most sensitive and professional manner possible.

“Whilst the closure of the homes is ongoing, the joint administrators will do everything possible to ensure a safe and orderly transfer of the relatives to a suitable alternative care provider.”

The daughter of a 95-year-old Ormonde resident said she had no complaints about the care provided at Ormonde and was unhappy at being forced to move her mother to another home.

"Ormonde was not a bad home, it was Avalon that had the bad report, and yet they put a stop on more people moving into Ormonde," she said. "It's a lovely place and none of us want to move our relatives out, we are really upset."

Adrian Hughes, deputy chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC, which took enforcement action against Avalon Nursing Home after inspectors rated it “inadequate” earlier this year, said: “We will continue to monitor the situation closely to make sure appropriate action is being taken to protect people’s quality of care.”

And David Vitty, head of adult social care at Borough of Poole, said the authority will provide support and help to the residents and their relatives.

During the last CQC inspection at Avalon in October last year there were 17 people living at the home. Ormonde was registered to care for up to 19 residents and Avon Lea up to 40.

Mr Jaffer and his family have been advised by the administrators not to speak to the media.