The research will study the implications of care home closures,
and closely examine the effects of relocation on the health and
wellbeing of the older people involved.

The money for the 18-month project has come from the National
Institute for Social Care and Health Research.

Vanessa Burholt, director of the Centre for Innovative Ageing at
Swansea University, said: "The closure of care homes is an emotional
topic for those affected, and therefore the research will also identify
the impact of closure on the wellbeing of older people, their relatives
and carers.