By Tony O’Riley-
Quartez hotel(pictured) in Cheshire are today criticised over their questionable monitoring of homeless addicts being accommodated by Cheshire West and Cheshire Council after a syringe was left on the floor near a hotel where they have been accommodated,The Eye Of Media has heard.
Rough sleepers were placed in the Quarterz Hotel in City Road where they are regularly served meals. Quarterz hotel normally provides rooms and apartments for travellers and business guests who wish to enjoy the luxury and extra space that comes with a managed apartment.It is a classy hotel, which would be like a small paradise for homeless people.
A syringe found on the steps of the nearby Pavens sweet shops has led to suspicions it was left by the new pool of rough sleepers resident. When The Eye Of Media.Com called the hotel, staff there claimed all their homeless residents were alcoholics and not on drugs.
”All our rough sleepers are alcoholics not drug addicts. We have got to know them quite well, a staff member by the name of Lilly said, in response to our inquiry. She said residents are not allowed out for more than half hour at a time, but gave no indication they are monitored whilst out.
Research conducted by representatives of this organisation in different parts of the Uk shows that many addicts congregate when they leave hotels accommodating them and share alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, and pipes. Little regard is given to the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessary social distancing rules imposed. Some even wonder into the nearby apartments of fellow addicts where they share pipes.
Daily updates about the conduct of accommodated rough sleepers are provided by contacts in various areas to a team of homeless researchers actively studying their behaviour in hotels, as well as the efficiency of their supervision. In some cases, researchers befriend these homeless people for research purposes, and keep in regular touch with them. Quartez hotel is reputable hotel in the area, but have a duty to keep close eyes on their residents in these times.
The discovery of a syringe confirms existing knowledge that homeless addicts continue to be a liability to society, and many of those accommodated in hotels to prevent the spread of the virus will need rehabilitation before they can expect to integrate with the rest of society.
The Uk lockdown on its own does nothing to help these miserable individuals who need to get a grip with life and confront their demons head on. Efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus has led to homeless people across the Uk being accommodated. The accommodation is temporary, and campaigners want to see rough sleepers permanently housed after Covid-19. Housing rough sleepers in one thing, addressing their addiction as a whole to assure landlords they have normal human beings as tenants is quite another.
Ex- Lib Dem county councillor Sue Proctor was critical of selfish homeless addicts on social media. She said:
“The issue is not that homeless people are being housed in a hotel, this was done to restrict spread of virus, the problem is that some of the people involved don’t have any regard for other people’s property or well-being.
“If they were more considerate, and stayed in more, people might have some sympathy. Have to remember though that many have mental health problems so don’t always think rationally. That doesn’t just go for homeless people either.
“However, I don’t know how the government think they’re going to deal with the end of isolation when homeless people’s hotel beds come to an end. Will they just be told to leave the hotels?
“This so-called lockdown could be a good opportunity for some worthwhile rehabilitation and resettlement work for those who want to change and I expect it is being offered.
“Surely having a bed and a roof over it is better than sleeping rough, but having rights always comes with having responsibilities. Not everyone is prepared to accept the latter.”
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