2026-03-23 – News – www.theguardian.com
Ordeal left vulnerable woman living alone cut off from family, friends and doctors
My 90-year-old mother was sent home from hospital to die at the end of last year. Since she lives alone, and I’m her sole carer, it was essential that she get broadband so a personal alarm could be fitted.
BT told her she’d have to have a temporary phone number while Openreach carried out the work.
