The frail old lady's son handles her affairs and says 'it's not an isolated incident'.
An 87-year-old lady with dementia was threatened with forced entry to her sheltered home because she didn't respond to a council letter.
Now the pensioner's son has condemned Renfrewshire Council's actions, explaining his mum lacks the capacity to make arrangements and he has made them aware previously that he has power of attorney over her affairs, the Paisley Daily Express reports.Graham explained: "The frustrating thing is that this has been going on for a few years, it's not an isolated incident. They keep giving us platitudes that they will do something.
"One department doesn't speak to the other and all the while I am her power of attorney and they continue to send letters to her instead of me. This was the last straw for me." Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.Graham added: "The fact that she is in sheltered housing would, you would think, suggests she may be vulnerable.
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