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Carer faces eviction after patient admitted to home
Do you think this is fair?
3:00pm Thursday 10th January 2013 in News By Will Lodge
Alison Mortimer faces eviction from her home.A CARER who faces eviction after her patient was admitted to a care home has pleaded for more time.
For the last five years Alison Mortimer has been a registered live-in carer for her friend of 17 years, but when he was admitted permanently into a care home she was given notice to leave his council property in Daniell Drive, Shrub End.
Now Colchester Borough Homes have applied to evict Ms Mortimer, 58, from the home as she has not yet been able to find somewhere else to live.
A spokesman for Colchester Borough Homes, who run properties for Colchester Council, said: “As Ms Mortimer is not a tenant it is not possible for her to stay at the property because the tenancy is not transferable in these circumstances.”
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10150644.Carer_faces_eviction_after_patient_admitted_to_home/
Cold snap poses ‘significant health risks’ to elderly
Cold snap poses ‘significant health risks’ to elderly, says Health Department
Severe cold weather and snow forecast for this weekend could cause ‘significant health risks’ for the elderly, the Department of Health warned, as they advised families to keep check on vulnerable relatives.
3:53PM GMT 10 Jan 2013
In the next two to three days there is a high chance of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow across large swathes of the country, according to the Health Department.
It said cold weather can be “dangerous”, particularly for the very young and very old, and that the conditions could give rise to “signficant health risks.”
The Met Office this morning issued a cold weather level two alert, the third most severe warning, with forecasters warning temperatures could reach as low as -9C in the early part of next week.
Families were advised to keep a close eye on elderly relatives as well as young children, who are particularly vulnerable in cold patches.
The Met Office said the weather “could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services”.
