David and I arrived at Mr H's ready to try and effect a repair on his bed frame. When he showed us into the bedroom, it was apparent that a few of the castors had come off the divan base, so we removed the mattress and turned the two sections of the base over to try and get the wheels to re-attach.

Whilst one fixed back in ok, the second more problematic wheel just wouldn't stay fixed in the wooden frame, and it was clear that the frame was cracked and so there was insufficient friction or wood to hold the wheel in place. Mr H shared his frustrations with us that he has been sleeping on his sofa for years due to the fact that no-one has been able to either fix the bed, or provide him with a replacement.

What we ended up doing, after a bit of hoovering to get rid of the accumulated dust, was to place a block of wood (that had probably been used before as a support) to support the troublesome corner, and then placed the mattress back on top of the divan base.

Mr H really wasn't happy with this solution as he said the block would move if he moved the bed, and he wasn't wrong in that respect, but there was enough weight bearing down on the bed once the mattress (and a person) were on top of it, that we felt it was our only practical solution.

A slightly frustrating mission it has to be said, and it was clear that what Mr H really needs is a new divan base to replace the current broken one. Hopefully this can be resolved by the referrer or another charity, such that Mr H can get back to sleeping in a bed, rather than on a sofa.