Summerhaven, the private residential home for the physically disabled, will register under the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Act 1999, despite calls from some residents to have it classified as an independent-living facility.

While it is not a Government-run establishment, it is required by law for “any facility providing board and personal care for two or more unconnected persons who are disabled and/or seniors” to register, according to a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment.

“Recognising that persons need different levels of care at different stages, the ministry’s Ageing and Disability services are developing registration standards for assisted living and independent-living levels of care,” the statement added.

“However, any facility providing care to persons who are disabled or seniors will continue to require registration under the existing Act.”

Summerhaven’s administration came under fierce criticism in the House of Assembly last November, when Glenn Blakeney, an Opposition MP who retired shortly afterward, rose during the Motion to Adjourn to launch a broadside against the facility’s operations.

John Powell, the chairman of Summerhaven’s board of directors, was singled out for particular criticism, with Mr Blakeney demanding that Mr Powell resign or be suspended from the residence while a full investigation was carried out.

The ministry yesterday confirmed that Mr Powell remains chairman of the Summerhaven trust.

An administrator has been appointed to take over the facility for the next three months, before a permanent administrator is chosen by its board.