THERE have been quite a few TV programmes about conditions in homes for the elderly - nearly always showing a bad side.

But in the one where I live, residents have all the comforts they would find in their own homes.

We have a manager, Mrs Edith Darcy, who gives us all the time she can spare.

I spend my time knitting, sewing, doing competitions, etc.

KATHLEEN KRATTER, Sandy Brook House, Sandy Lane, Lower Darwen.

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