Housing and council bosses are threatening to scrap an Orpington care home for the elderly.

Lubbock House, in Northolme Rise, is facing closure after housing association Affinity Sutton decided it no longer meets modern standards.

The extra care housing scheme, which has 30 flats for the elderly with 24-hour onsite staff, is run by Affinity Sutton in partnership with Bromley Council.

Radiographer Lindsey Park, whose 85-year-old mother Jean Bannerman lives at Lubbock House, said: "They say they have extra care spaces elsewhere but these people are very old.

"They don’t want to move. What will happen to the people with no relatives?

“The oldest resident is 101 years old and she is blind. She is beautifully cared for.”

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Jean Bannerman with her granddaughters Charlotte (23) and Harriet Park (21)

David Newton, of Pickhurst Road, West Wickham, whose 88-year-old mother Kathleen Newton suffers from Alzheimer’s, is also concerned.

The 69-year-old said “My mother, she would be very disorientated. She would be lost without her friends there.

“It’s upheaval for all the families.”

In a joint statement, the council and Affinity Sutton said: "Affinity Sutton has considered in depth the future of Lubbock House and has concluded that it no longer meets modern standards and aspirations.

"If a decision is made to decommission the property as an extra care housing scheme, the council’s care management team and Affinity Sutton will work closely with residents and their families to ensure minimum inconvenience is caused and that residents’ future accommodation and care needs are fully met."