A 41-year-old Vancouver man with a brain injury is being evicted from his long-term care facility — a move his doctor says could put his life in jeopardy.

Gary Madore has until Sunday to leave the Adanac Park Lodge in Vancouver. He was asked to leave in a letter, which cited repeated warnings about harassing and intimidating other residents and alleged illegal drug use.

His mother Agnes admits her son is not an easy man to live with.

"Gary's like a little boy," she said. "He'll take a tantrum, he'll get mad — that's why he needs to be taken care of in a home."

Madore's doctor, Dr. Henry Wong, argues his patient could die without medical supervision.

"The nursing home situation is probably not the appropriate situation for Gary but he requires fairly high level of support services," Wong said. "I'm not aware of any other facility that would be able to provide what he requires."

Wong said Madore's brain injury was caused by a dramatic drop in his blood sugar, a complication of diabetes.

"I think some of the behaviour, being non-compliant and not accepting care, that's part of his brain injury."

Madore also has severe kidney problems, Wong said, and evicting him could be devastating.

"My biggest concern is that his sugars would go too low and he would die."

Janice Howes, the executive director of Adanac Park Lodge, won't talk about Madore specifically but does admit the facility was forced to make a tough decision.

"We don't take this lightly and, in fact, this would be the first eviction we've had at Adanac Park since it opened 11 years ago."

Madore's family is asking he be moved to an alternate facility or be left where he is with additional supports.