The parents of a Bradford man with learning difficulties today talked of their anguish after he was forced to move to a new care home against their wishes.

Clifford and Marion Swallow were happy with the care 45-year-old Clive received at Greystones nursing home in Parsons Road where he had been for five years.

A month ago they received a letter from the home saying it could no longer keep Clive because of his disruptive behaviour.

On Friday he was moved to Walmer Lodge in Manningham Lane.

His parents worry that he will not get adequate care there because it is a residential home as opposed to Greystones which is a nursing home.

Nursing homes cater for people who are unable to look after themselves. Residential homes are for those more able to look after themselves but not well enough to live alone.

Clive's parents, in their seventies, complain that the two flights of stairs to Clive's room are hard for them and for their son to manage. Clive, who dislikes heights, goes down the stairs backwards.

Mr and Mrs Swallow, who live in Rooley Lane, said they were offered no warnings about Clive's behaviour and that they were given no choice about where he was moved to.

They want to see their son in a home which can provide more personal care and deal with his autism, which was only diagnosed recently.

Mrs Swallow, 74, said: "I just feel empty, it's like a nightmare.

"When Clive first left home it was like a bereavement. This is like it's happening all over again."

Her 75-year-old husband said: "We have been hit in the face with this."

The letter from Greystones said: "His behaviour is disruptive and distressing to our other residents and we have continued to receive complaints. "

It added that Clive would be better off in a place specialising in caring for those with similar behaviour difficulties.

Alison O'Sullivan, Bradford social services assistant director, said Greystones had contacted the department to say it could no longer cope with Clive's disruptive behaviour.

"We would have liked to have offered more than one option of alternative accommodation but our priority was to make sure Clive received the right level of care," she said.

The only suitable place available was at Walmer Lodge.

She said the department would monitor the move to ensure Clive received adequate care.

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