(1)Whether she has been informed that two frail care facilities in the Eastern Cape could close by 31 December 2017 due to the provincial department of Social Development not accepting Life Healthcare Group tender; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
2) in light of the fact that Life Healthcare Group have been providing suitable services, would she request that the department negotiate to requote at a reduced price; if not, why not; if so,
(3) (a) to whom should the next of kin and family members of the disabled persons, some of whom have been in a ward of state and have been at Life Healthcare Group for 20 years, who have not received any official advice about the closures address their concerns of pending hardship and tragedy, (b) are there suitable alternative residences secured for those who will have to move and (c) will they be closer so that family can visit;
(4) will the department (a) advise where resident patients are to be transferred before they are moved so that concerned family can check them out, (b) guarantee that facilities meet satisfactory (i) health and hygiene and (ii) other standards and (c) provide satisfactory transport to move resident patients?