A MAN of 85 has accused care chiefs of failing his terminally ill wife yet again after a serious accident in her own home.

Greenock man Alan Lungley has raised a catalogue of concerns about the care of his 80-year-old spouse Phyllis.

In the most recent incident carers had to call firefighters for help after she ended up trapped in a commode.

Breast cancer patient Phyllis had to be rushed to hospital by ambulance but she was then sent home in the middle of the night.

Hours later, Phyllis - who has a string of other health problems caused by strokes - was left fighting for her life when she suffered a series of seizures.

Alan, of Shankland Road said: "The carers from Allied Healthcare came to do their morning rounds and I heard one of the women screaming because she was trapped.

"They were worried she was going to break her leg.

"They had to phone the fire brigade to free her and she was taken to hospital.

"They sent her home in an ambulance at 3.30 in the morning, which is a disgrace.

"Then in the morning we had to phone the ambulance again because she was taking seizures.

"I thought we were going to lose her.

"Phyllis nearly died, the seizures affected her heart.

"We don't know how long she has left and yet she has to suffer like this."

Mr Lungley says that he had previously raised fears about the way his wife was being moved and handled by her carers.

He told the Tele: "I have complained constantly that they don't lift her and position her properly.

"Sometimes they send one single carer when they should come in pairs."

Alan has also been at loggerheads with Inverclyde health and social care partnership over the care his wife receives from them.

He says that when she went for respite at the Hillend Unit she was dropped three times.

Mr Lungley said: "I feel like it is all about saving money and leaving me to care for her myself.

"It is not the carers' fault.

"They are not trained properly.

"An occupational therapist has now been told to train all the carers in how to lift Phyllis properly using slip sheets.

"They were leaving her on a chair lopsided and it was causing problems with her wound from a biopsy."

Alan says he will be pursuing a complaint with the Care Inspectorate to complain about his wife's treatment.

Inverclyde Health & Social Care Partnership acknowledged that Mr Lungley had raised a series of issues and told the Telegraph that they were being attended to.

A spokesperson said: “Our first concern is for the safety and welfare of Mr and Mrs Lungley.

"We have responded to all the concerns that Mr Lungley has raised regarding his wife’s care.

"We have been also responded to them in line with our complaints procedure.

“We are continuing to work with other agencies to provide a safe solution to the care needs that have been identified and we will continue to review the support plan at regular intervals.

"Mr Lungley has been, and will continue to be, fully involved in this process.”