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Blind ex-sailor, 98, has home help service axed; DAILY MAIL CAMPAIGN: DIGNITY FOR THE ELDERLY: Outcry after council care chiefs decide pensioner is no longer 'at risk'.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070214
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Byline: ALLY MUNRO

AS a blind 98-year- old, it would be fair to describe George MacDonald as 'vulnerable' at the very least.

But according to council chiefs the pensioner, who lost his sight after a stroke and a car crash, is simply not helpless enough.

Mr MacDonald's local authority decided to axe his home help after a review said he was not 'at risk'.

Officials ruled that the pensioner no longer required domestic assistance - even though he had used the service for a decade.

However, following an outcry over the bizarre move, embarrassed council workers ...

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