The closure of the Laura Fergusson Trust's Auckland rehabilitation and respite facility came as a shock - what does it tell us about the state of disability support services?
Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation s Greenlane centre in Auckland.
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University of Auckland health specialist Des Gorman has backed the change, saying the Laura Fergusson Trust simply cannot afford to keep running because government funding for its services is too low.
But sceptics worry the board is operating under a veil of secrecy and say if the trust s site is sold it will leave disabled people in Auckland with nowhere to go.
The Laura Fergusson Trust has been providing rehabilitation therapies for disabled people since 1970.
But in August it closed its Greenlane rehabilitation centre and now it is moving to sell it.