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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Lucy Thornton

'Care home closures like something from a horror film - it's a living nightmare'

Every day devoted Don Hurst, 87, carries his ancient Sony CD player into his wife’s care home to “have a little sing and a dance” with his beloved Winnie.

They met in a dance hall 64 years ago and had not spent a night apart until former nurse Winnie, 80, had to move into a care home 22 months ago.

Her Alzheimer’s had become too severe to safely stay with Don in their home in Liverpool. But last month Don was told Winnie’s care home, a 10-minute drive from him, was to close down.

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