Seniors have been left “languishing” at a nursing facility while repairs to one of the Island’s main rest homes have been stalled.Shadow Minister for Seniors Louise Jackson called it “scandalous” that Lefroy House Care Community in Sandys has not been overhauled despite $19 million being earmarked for the job.“They were allotted this money back in 2007 for renovations to Lefroy House. This was not just a refurbishment, but total renovation on a large scale,” Mrs Jackson said.“They had to take about ten of the patients out of Lefroy House and move them to Sylvia Richardson. Here we are now, the patients are still in Sylvia Richardson, and it’s obvious they still have not finished the job.”When The Royal Gazette attempted to visit the facility with Ms Jackson, a member of staff refused to grant access.Ms Jackson was also prevented from entering Lefroy House on her own.“As the Shadow Minister for Seniors, to be locked out of a public facility is something I find very disturbing,” she said. “I don’t believe there is enough oversight. I want to know what has been done with the $19 million allocated for the refurbishment, and why it has taken three years.”Ms Jackson said she receives frequent complaints about the facility.“I don’t get complaints from any place else, just Lefroy House, about poor conditions there,” she said.In 2004, Ms Jackson spoke in the House of Assembly on the “substandard, miserable, demoralising conditions” at the historic building, which had been left badly damaged by Hurricane Fabian.The Lefroy House roof was repaired by 2007, but Ms Jackson continued to question why further renovations were not being undertaken.Following last year’s Budget, Ms Jackson said she would give the facility a ‘D’ grade, saying she was “stunned” it was still being refurbished.Although she commended Sylvia Richardson Care Facility as “excellent”, Ms Jackson said its location has made life difficult for some relocated patients.Lefroy House Care Community is on Ireland Island, while the recently-built Sylvia Richardson Care Facility stands on the Old Military Road in St George’s.“A lot of patients were put in Lefroy House because they lived in the Somerset area. Now their families and friends are having to go all the way to St George’s to visit,” Ms Jackson said, adding that a friend was among those “waiting to be brought back”.She said that only the administrative offices at Lefroy House had been taken care of, and money had been wasted on “furniture that is obviously unsuitable for the elderly, such as chairs that are too close to the floor”.“I do not believe they have done the job,” Ms Jackson said.No reply was received from the Ministry of Health to questions on Lefroy House’s refurbishments and displaced patients.Useful website: www.ageconcern.bm.