Family FUMING after landlord suggests great-gran who feels unsafe moves to 'care home'
01.09.2023 - 14:33
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The family of a 72-year-old woman who says she no longer feels safe in her Salford house say they are 'disgusted' after being told to consider moving her into a 'care home'. Linda Chester says she is too scared to keep her windows open at her one-bedroom home following a number of shocking incidents.
The great-grandmother, who has COPD and stage two dementia, has also battled a damp problem, which she says causes a 'stink'. Her loved ones want to move her to a two-bedroom property, with space for a relative who cares for her, where she can feel safe - in what is known as a 'managed move'.
Great Places insists it doesn't have enough properties to meet the request. "I just want a place where I can be comfy and safe," Linda told the Manchester Evening News.
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"That's all I want, somewhere I can be safe in my own home. I've had all my independence all these years and they're not taking it off me - no way."
Linda's family says she moved into her home on Myrtle Leaf Grove, Weaste, in 2020 and problems began the following year. Damp affecting her bathroom causes a smell so pungent, it has put Linda off using her bath and shower, preferring a quick wash in the sink instead.
Mould has also affected her bathroom and bedroom, with the issue a source of concern for Linda's family, who say she uses a ventilator to help her breathe in the morning. Great Places says a mould wash took place on August 2, but some signs of visible mould have begun to reappear in the property.
Linda said: "The bathroom was full of damp. They wiped the ceiling down, that was about it. I get this awful smell going through the house. If I use the taps or the shower,