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DJ Calvert told BBC News NI: "I've been let down - and I'm not the only one."

It was proof that Northern Ireland's health and social care system had "crashed", said the 49-year-old.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A man born without hands or legs has been told he will soon no longer get a daily visit from a care worker to help him shower and get dressed.

It added that it understood "the worry it is causing", and would "seek an alternative provider" that would "support him to continue living independently in his own home".

His care is provided by Connected Health but that is due to end on 1 December, with the company telling BBC News NI that it was "increasingly stretched in ever more demanding circumstances".

Mr Calvert's friend Vicky has been making additional visits to help four days a week but now that looks to be the only assistance he will get.

Mr Calvert's mother, Heather, said she "just couldn't believe it" when she heard that her son was losing his care package.

She told Evening Extra that over the past seven months the situation surrounding DJ's care has been "a rollercoaster".


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