Frail pensioner left locked out of sheltered housing flat after warden following EU working law refuses to let her in
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
09th October 2009
09th October 2009
A vulnerable pensioner suffering from dementia was locked out of her sheltered housing scheme flat for more than six hours - because the warden was following EU working laws.
Rita Longbottom was left shivering outside the Anchor Court complex in Southport, Merseyside, after the live-in warden refused to use a master key to let her in.
Managers said the warden had just finished her shift and would have violated the EU working time directive - which calls for an 11-hour break between shifts - if she had opened the door.
Mrs Longbottom, who has since been moved to a nursing home, was wrapped in blankets by concerned neighbours while a locksmith was dispatched from Bolton.
Tenants say the frail woman, in her 80s, was eventually let into her flat six-and-a-half hours after first being spotted. Anchor Housing, whose marketing slogan is 'Improving the lives of older people', insists it was only a two-hour wait.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Daily Mail, UK
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