David Sexton, 86, has been told there are no nursing home spaces available on the Isle of Wight.
A woman has been told she could soon be separated from her husband by miles of sea so he can receive care for his dementia.When his condition worsened, the local authority told his wife, Jenny, he needed a higher level of care - but that there were "no places suitable" on the island.
When he was ready to be discharged, the care home he had been living in claimed his needs had become too complex for him to return. The couple, who have been married for 34 years, have both lived on the island for their entire lives.If moved to the mainland, Mrs Sexton said she would only be able to visit her husband twice a month because of ferry costs and her own mobility issues.
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