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Hampshire nursing home left without power since Monday Hampshire nursing home left without power for three days
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Elderly residents in a nursing home have been left in freezing conditions for three days after storms across the UK led to a power cut. Elderly residents in a nursing home were left in freezing conditions for three days after storms across the UK led to a power cut.
Residents at the Grange Nursing Home in Sherborne St John, Hampshire had to be kept bed-bound for warmth. Residents at the Grange Nursing Home in Sherborne St John, Hampshire had to be kept bed-bound for warmth until power was restored at 16:30 GMT on Thursday.
Senior sister Joanna Bell said the conditions were "unacceptable".Senior sister Joanna Bell said the conditions were "unacceptable".
Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) said its engineers were working "tirelessly" to restore power to homes.Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) said its engineers were working "tirelessly" to restore power to homes.
'Down in the dumps' Ten blankets
Mrs Kent said: "The home is freezing cold and they [the 26 residents] are all bed-bound and having to be turned every one to two hours to prevent bed sores. Mrs Bell said the home was "freezing cold" over Christmas which meant the 26 elderly were "bed-bound and having to be turned every one to two hours to prevent bed sores".
"Residents were very down in the dumps because they had to spend Christmas in their rooms on their own in bed. She added: "Residents were very down in the dumps because they had to spend Christmas in their rooms on their own in bed.
"It was miserable all round.""It was miserable all round."
A generator was delivered just before 21:00 GMT on Christmas Day but engineers were not available to connect it because of short staffing, Mrs Kent said. One elderly woman needed 10 blankets to be kept warm.
"We are getting very desperate now," she said. A generator was delivered just before 21:00 GMT on Christmas Day but engineers were not available to connect it because of short staffing.
"Staff are having to come in to take soiled linen home to wash and the residents are very distressed." On Boxing Day morning, staff had to come in to take soiled linen home to wash.
SEPD spokesman Neil Anderson said engineers had been working on Christmas day and since 06:00 to try and restore power to as many of the 682 homes in the Basingstoke area still without power. As of 16:30 on Thursday, 682 homes in the Basingstoke area were still without power.
He added: "We hope to restore power to the majority of these customers today. SEPD spokesman Neil Anderson said engineers had been working on Christmas day and since 06:00 on Boxing Day to try and restore supplies to as many homes as possible.
"It's not what we envisaged anybody's Christmas to be like and we would like to ensure them our engineers are working as hard as they can to restore supplies." He added: "We hope to restore power to the majority of these customers today."