Amputee Albert in Nursing Home Hell

Link: News - Grantham Today

       Amputee Albert Willets has been living in a nursing home since November because South Kesteven District Council has no accommodation suitable for him. Retired carpenter Mr Willets, 67, had his right leg amputated above the knee because of an MRSA infection that developed while in hospital for a hip replacement. After the surgery he went to Harrison House Nursing Home, Dysart Road, Grantham, to recover. Mr Willets asked SKDC to convert his council bungalow in Ropsley, but was told it can not be converted for wheelchair access because of problems fitting access ramps and difficulty manoeuvring a wheelchair inside. He is still at Harrison House, using his pension to pay �121 a week to stay there while also paying the rent on his home, waiting for the council to find him a ground-floor flat. His family is unable to take him in because their homes also have access problems.