The family of a man who died of Covid-19 in a care home received false teeth that didn't belong to him. Raymond Nickson, who lived at Swallowfield Gardens Care Home in Bolton, died having caught the coronavirus.
Eight weeks after the 90-year-old lost his life the dementia sufferer's belongings were sent to his family, Manchester Evening News reported.
Not only were some things 'missing', the package included false teeth and dirty clothes belonging to someone else. Daughter-in-law Iris Nickson claims that following Mr Nickson's death the clothes were returned "unlaundered and smelly".
Swallowfield Care Home bosses said restrictions placed on care homes during the pandemic have been "extremely difficult". They said the restrictions made