Author Archives: Maureen

Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home

June 24, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, Older care

Abuse scandal at care home: Yard and council probe ‘disturbing’ claims

Emer Martin, Justin Davenport, and Rob Parsons
24 Jun 2011
Maria Worrell

Hidden camera: Maria Worroll was staying at Ash Court care home in Kentish Town.

Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home after a hidden camera caught a care worker slapping an elderly resident.

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Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall

June 24, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers, Older care

Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall

Friday 24th June 2011, 11:30AM BST.

Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall

A care home company has been ordered to pay £150,000 after a great-grandmother from the Black Country died after she fell from a sling.

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Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off

June 23, 2011   Carers, Older care

Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off

Pippa Chambers , Reporter Thursday, June 23, 2011
7:00 AM

A HEARTBROKEN widow says the care workers who covered up a serious accident which led to the death her husband should be jailed and struck off the medical register.

(click on image for larger view)Margaret Lewis holding a photo of her husband colin, Neva road, Weston. Margaret Lewis holding a photo of her husband colin, Neva road, Weston.

After a two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court two former employees of Penlee Nursing Home, Weston, were found guilty of neglecting a person who lacked capacity.

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