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Kent County Council (KCC) is proposing to permanently shut down a care home which was forced to close suddenly after worrying iron levels were found in the water. The future of Blackburn Lodge on the Isle of Sheppey has been uncertain since residents were forced out back in November with just a couple of days of notice. The county council says it would take £4million to bring the home up to the required standards and any work would take around 13 months. In total, 13 residents were moved around the county to new care homes. Four of them have died since the move, with two families claiming the …

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