There are fears over the futures of further Norfolk care homes because of a potential shift in how social care is provided.
And critics have questioned the transparency around the possible changes.
One care home run by Norse Care - a company owned by Norfolk County Council - has already closed its doors and another is due to shut within weeks.
Critics are worried more could follow suit, because the county council's contract with Norse Care to provide residential care for more than 800 people is due to expire in 2026.
The authority, which needs to make £45m of cuts and savings to balance its books next year, has been clear it wants to move away from costly residential care.
It commissioned an independent review of residential care homes to "ensure commercial due diligence" and understand the best options for each site.
At a meeting in November, County Hall's Conservative-controlled cabinet discussed that review.
But part of the meeting took place behind closed doors, with the authority citing commercial confidentiality.
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And that has prompted speculation more care homes could be considered for closure, with Springdale Care Home in Brundall having shut in September and Burman House in Terrington St John to close this month.
Norse Care provides residential care in 18 care homes across the county, in places such as Norwich, Gorleston, Fakenham, Dereham, King's Lynn, Swaffham, North Walsham, Attleborough and Downham Market.
Most of the buildings are owned by County Hall, but three are owned by Norse.
Steve Morphew, leader of the Labour group at County Hall, said, at a meeting of the council's corporate select committee: "Policy decisions are being made behind closed doors that we are not being told about.
"It doesn't take a lot to work out that what is happening is that Norse is closing a number of its care homes because there hasn't been investment, either from Norse or from our capital programme.
"There is no suggestion in our capital programme that money is going in there.
"And that is inevitably going to lead to the closure of a number of council-owned care homes.
"Have we had a decision? Have we had any evaluation about it? Have we had a discussion about it? No we haven't."
Andrew Jamieson, the council's deputy leader and cabinet member for finance, said: "Norse Care have since 2011, run the county council care homes and they have delivered transformation on three new ones.
"Those homes are well regarded. They are good, or even outstanding in some cases. I have got nothing to be ashamed of in terms of the transformation.
"It is an expensive process and, with interest rates now back at 5pc, we can't do all the things we hoped we could do when interest rates were 1.8pc.
"As to the decisions and how we make them, the decisions are not made behind closed doors in any sense that is any different from almost any other local authority, including all the ones councillor Morphew has had engagement with in the past.
"The discussions are not decision-making. The discussions are to enable cabinet and the administration to decide on which areas we are having to change the nature of the services we are giving and which areas we are going to focus on."
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A spokeswoman for Norse Care said they could not comment on speculation.
But they confirmed Burman House is due to close this month, with most of the residents in the 30-bedroom home having already left.
The spokeswoman said: "The majority of residents have already successfully relocated to new homes and we continue to work closely with social services, residents, and their families to ensure a smooth transition."
Campaigners recently staged a protest over its closure, while almost 1,000 people signed a petition calling for a rethink.
Last week, West Norfolk Council backed a motion put forward by Alexandra Kemp, who represents South and West Lynn on the borough council, along with Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South at County Hall.
Ms Kemp's motion, amended by Labour councillor Debs Heneghan, will see West Norfolk write to the county council and Norse Care to seek reassurances over any further changes to care services affecting people in the borough.
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