An 89-year-old woman had to be stretchered down the stairs of her care home as the lifts were broken for more than a week. The woman, who needed to go to hospital just before Christmas, was taken down the stairs of Alice Bye Court in Thatcham on a stretcher from the first floor. Her grandson, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Newburytoday that the lifts were broken for around eight days. He took his 93-year-old granfather to visit her in the hospital every two days and said he had to assist him down the stairs. His mother, who is 66-years-old and lost the use of her legs last year, was hous…
