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Care company again

Well, the careco are at it again. Went in today and found that someone had put Dad's cardigan on - half of it inside out. ??? Someone had opened a second carton of milk with the first just opened as well. The lunch carer had wedged the loaf of bread between two shelves in the fridge where where wasn't room - one shelf higher there was room... They haven't a clue what a saucer (for a cup) is. They keep serving him sandwiches or cake on one, despite the fact that there are several tea-plates in the rack beside the saucer. One even served a cup of tea without a saucer. This pales into insignificance against the bureaucratic idiocy of the Hospital's wheelchair service. Last Friday, after considerable effort over a couple of years, I got Dad a regular outing to a day-centre. They, knowing he walks badly, wanted his wheelchair as well, so I had to get two new front tyres fitted. Now, the wheelchair was issued in about 2000 to Mum, and when she died nearly 4 years ago t