Cara House board 'would like to keep residential centre open'

Mount Cara, also known as Cara House, on Redemption Rd, Cork, is set to close, amid anger from staff and relatives of the 15 elderly people who live there.

A vigil held last week as part of the campaign to prevent the closure of Cara House. A second vigil was held on Wednesday evening. Picture: Damian Coleman

The board of management of an elderly care facility on Cork's northside — with some residents 100 years of age — has said it would like to keep it open, as community anger grows at its threatened closure. 

Mount Cara, also known as Cara House, on Redemption Rd, is set to close, amid anger from staff and relatives of the 15 elderly people who live there.