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| Grandfather must leave care home | Grandfather must leave care home |
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| An elderly man who sold his home to pay for a nursing home place is being evicted because his money has run out. | An elderly man who sold his home to pay for a nursing home place is being evicted because his money has run out. |
| Edwin Coglan, 78, of Weston-super-Mare, paid £40,000 in 2000 from the sale of his home to Summer Lane Care which charges £1,000 a month. | Edwin Coglan, 78, of Weston-super-Mare, paid £40,000 in 2000 from the sale of his home to Summer Lane Care which charges £1,000 a month. |
| Mr Coglan's son said his father, a retired farmer, has had three heart attacks and suffers from dementia. | Mr Coglan's son said his father, a retired farmer, has had three heart attacks and suffers from dementia. |
| North Somerset Council has ruled the pensioner is not frail enough to qualify for free nursing care. | North Somerset Council has ruled the pensioner is not frail enough to qualify for free nursing care. |
| It has offered Mr Coglan support to find alternative accommodation. | It has offered Mr Coglan support to find alternative accommodation. |
| "Whilst we are sympathetic to Mr Coglan's situation, his assessment of needs shows that he does not meet the council's criteria for residential or nursing home care," said a spokesperson. | "Whilst we are sympathetic to Mr Coglan's situation, his assessment of needs shows that he does not meet the council's criteria for residential or nursing home care," said a spokesperson. |
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| Mr Coglan and his wife Audrey moved into sheltered accommodation when her health deteriorated. | Mr Coglan and his wife Audrey moved into sheltered accommodation when her health deteriorated. |
| A year later, Mrs Coglan suffered a major stroke and was left paralysed down her left side. | A year later, Mrs Coglan suffered a major stroke and was left paralysed down her left side. |
| Her husband struggled to care for her after she suffered two more strokes in 2003 and 2005. Then the following year he had his first heart attack after his wife suffered another stroke and the pair ended up in hospital. | Her husband struggled to care for her after she suffered two more strokes in 2003 and 2005. Then the following year he had his first heart attack after his wife suffered another stroke and the pair ended up in hospital. |
| In December 2006 Mrs Coglan died and two months later the money ran out. | In December 2006 Mrs Coglan died and two months later the money ran out. |
| The local authority has found a flat for the pensioner, which is overseen by a warden. | The local authority has found a flat for the pensioner, which is overseen by a warden. |