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its a while since I have been on the CAG site and that was for bank charges and PPI claims

 

 

I now find myself with a report from the care home in my hand with the opening line SR sustained physical abuse and neglect of which all have been substantiated

 

 

any one out there can help with the next stage as i feel that I owe it to my mum to fight for her

 

 

we moved her from this home and within ten days she passed away after the other home broke her foot and she was hospitalized.

 

 

she couldnt move herself in bed or in a special chair

 

 

any good lawyers be able to help me please.

 

 

not sure if this is in right section for this

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We don't recommend any solicitor on CAG as mostly, users can do this without the need however, this case may need specialist help which CAG may not be able to assist with. Check with CAB and see if they have a list of solicitors who can help.

 

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many thanks silverfox.

 

I did feel this could be the case

 

so just thought i'd throw it in to see if anyone else had done a similar thing I'll keep an eye out on my thread. What do you mean by CAB

 

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My dads 82

 

 

does anyone think he would be entitled to legal aid for a case against them

 

 

or is this only reserved for footballers druggies and prisoners.

 

 

sorry but im quite bitter at moment

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In a negligence case, there are many no win-no fee ambulance chasers around but if you decided to go that route you need to cross your 't's' and dot your 'i's' as otherwise you may get ripped off by the less scrupulous members.

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Nigel, i think you need to give yourself a bit of time to clear your head and to try gain strength after this bereavement, made worse by these neglect issues.

 

I can remember when my Mum died many years ago and the whole family were furious with the NHS Hospital as the level of service was extremely poor. Wards full of people, with insufficient nurses, young doctors and one senior consultant doctor trying to cover 3 wards. Had my Mum been in a private Hospital or a NHS Hospital with more staff, then she would have probably had better treatment and lived for many years longer. Of course we wanted to sue the Hospital, but passions run very high for months as bereavement is very powerful draining you emotionally. We did not sue in the end because we did not have a clear cut case and if we had won it would just take money away from NHS to treat other patients.

 

What you need to ask yourself is what you want to achieve by legal action ? If your main reason is safeguarding other care home residents, then if this report contains issues of criminality, i would ask why the Police had not been informed, if this has not happened yet. Also i thought the Care Quality Commission had some responsibility in ensuring standards and to take urgent action where required.

 

It might be worth phoning Age UK charity helpline, to see if they can advise you what actions you could take. Don't get a Solicitor involved until it is the right time to do so and they are the right person to help you. Many Solicitors are quite willing to help in these situations, because they have a passion in resolving the issues and not just to earn fees.

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Many thanks for the advice sikverfox1961,unclebulgaria67.

 

 

" If your main reason is safeguarding other care home residents, then if this report contains issues of criminality",

 

 

The social worker asked do we want to issue a formal complaint

 

 

Dad initially said no until the social worker said lets put it this way

mum is out of there now but think of the people left behind.

 

 

we didnt instigate the report

it was done on the back of the ambulance crews report on concerns for my mum.

 

 

needless to say

1 nurse was sacked due gross misconduct of care of duty and 2 carers were suspended and to cap it all the home has now closed at christamas and

 

 

the notes for the period where my mums foot was broken cant be food

 

 

my mum had suffered from surviere Alzhiemers for 12 years.

 

 

couldnyt communicate in anyway

she couldnt move just bed bound or chair bound

 

 

.so how did she get what would be normally a footballers injury either in bed or in her chair with bent toes broken foot laserations to toes.

 

 

you may ask why didnt we see it

 

 

i dont undress my mum to check for injuries everyday we visited

 

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I think the CCQ health and safety social workers etc were involved in the report nurses reported to other organisations to prevent them working else where report was done by carehome manager agency staff also reported

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Thread moved to an appropriate forum.

 

Please continue to post here to your thread Nigel

 

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many thanks Andy

 

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If it were me, if this report suggests criminality, i would phone the local Police on 101 to see if i could book a meeting with an officer to make a criminal complaint with the report as evidence. It will then get referred to officers that can assess the situation and come back to you. One reason you might choose to do this, is that staff from this home might have gone to work elsewhere with elderly people. They might not have been found out by the investigation, but Police are more likely to be thorough if they are willing to investigate. Sometimes CCQ and local council officials don't report things to Police or actions are not taken e.g Winterbourne view care home case.

 

Was this home NHS, local council run or a private home funded by the council ? Whoever ran and financed this home must have a procedure in place to help relatives with their complaints. Before you could go down the civil legal route, you are wise to have exhausted any official complaints process that might exist.

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This was a private home and my Mum nursing needs were funded by NHS due to the severity of her nursing needs. I believe that the nursing persons in the report have been reported to other organisations to stop them working in the care services ever again. The only relative help the home has given is the report it's self.They haver organised a meeting with the ex manager of care home who carried out the report the manager of the Agency supply staff the social worker helping us and a couple of other people from other organisations.I wonder do I wait for the meeting to see what they are saying further to the report. I have a relative who is high up in care assisting and works as a care manager elsewhere and I'm asking her to look at it to see what she thinks.the report raises 4 breaches of neglect and gross misconduct with a conclusion of substantiated.the nurse didnt carry out correct procedures and notes cannot be found for this time period to which my mums foot was broken she was therefore left over a period of a few days because the nurse made no notes the other staff had nothing to follow up or keep an eye out for.It was the paramedics that brought it to light as to the fact that it had been done some time.

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As others have noted:

1) There is the issue of both criminal and civil proceedings.

2) If the home has now closed, who do you want proceedings against.

 

Social services (and then the police) would be the route for investigations of assault (and cruelty), or even manslaughter (if negelct / gross negligence led to the death).

 

Civil proceedings : the only sanction the civil courts can issue is damages as a financial penalty.

However, the CQC may be interested in the care company, especially if they operate other care homes.

Also, is the owner (or manager(s)) of the care home a registered professional? if they are a doctor (GMC) or nurse (NMC) then their designated professional body might take an interest if they failed in their professional duties.

 

so, plenty of avenues to explore.

Be aware that in a case in a civil court (for damages), the estate of the deceased has a statute bar of 3 years from the 'cause of action' within which any claim for damages would normally need to be issued.

If the home has closed, has the company behind it folded?. If a limited company and it is in liquidation, there may be no point in pursuing it, unless a claim can be made against their insurers.....

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Many thanks BazzaS

 

The home has closed but the company behind it still exists.Its trying to reopen just as a residential home in the spring.

 

the ex manager of the home is now the area manager for the company and knows my family well amd she conducted the investigated and filed the report.

 

social services have been helpful they are very keen to get area manager. safe guarding co ordinator, social worker. agency manager/owner to a meeting with me and my dad. the report brings out failings in every paragraph of the 11 page report which by the way is the interim report to yet be finalised

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I would echo Bazzas excellent post.

 

 

If you do meet, I would strongly advise you to record the meeting. Regardless of how many of you are present (on your side), it can be difficult to recall conversations. To be honest, I wouldn't ask permission, (in case of resistance and antipathy) but record covertly. Written notes are never the same.

 

 

In the meantime, obtain as much data as possible (from the care home who should have records regardless of whether they are closed and the hospital), using the Data Protection Act. If some records have been 'lost,' let them admit that in writing.

 

 

As painful and as difficult as the process is, (and there may be many times when you want to pull your hair out or give up) it's important to take action - to seek justice for your mum and to prevent others suffering the same fate.

 

 

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

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WE had our meeting and now they are still saying that everything happened it might not just have happened on that date . Now did the nurse put down the wrong date the one before saying that these things had happened because she wasnt on duty that day or are fourseasons totally clueless as to what happened cant find datex sheets then suddenly they can its rediculous. Now the area manager that conducted the report has now left them so now we are searching around to find someone whos taken over the case.

 

 

total and utter disarray

 

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So are you saying the home that mistreated your mum closed down, but the company that operated it are still in business and presumably operating other establishments?

 

 

Complaining can be an utterly draining business.

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Hi Sali

 

yes basically the home closed ,the company still exists , they are dragging their feet after my solicitors contacted them asking for all the notes on the back of the report that their area manager did. the area manager has now also left so we are waiting for someone else to take up the reigns.

 

The area manager used to be the care home manager and it was her that instigated medical assistance after being away for a few days. The paramedics raised the issue due to it being an old injury.

 

my mum died 10 days after she came out of the hospital and we put her into another lovely home. She had every thing she could need and more in the 10 days she was in there.

 

The care home area manager left no stone unturned and there were many counts of neglect and gross misconduct

 

8 people looked after my mum for 7 days not one got medical help for her with her 5th metatarsi broken either someone hid something or they are all to blame.

 

regards

 

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Sali

 

what you have to realize is that my mum couldn't walk talk feed herself she could hardly move and was not able to make conversation or communicate.

 

I've seen my wife with a badly sprained ankle sream in pain as her soft nightie touched her ankle so god knows what my mum felt

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Hi again,

As with a lot of companies, covering their backsides is the No1 priority so getting a clear timeline of evidence is tough going. The fact that the care home has closed speaks volumes and in my opinion, opening the same home as a residential only home is not much different to a care home.

Unfortunately, this process is going to take up a lot of your time and you will need the strength of the Gods to get to the end. As you have instructed a solicitor to get this data, you may need to keep some of what you are told private as disclosing may cause you issues as this data may be confidential.

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Nigel1804,

It is terrible to lose a parent at any time and can only be compounded when you believe poor or neglectful care has been a contributory factor. I understand your mum was unable to communicate, but it shouldn't be too much too hope that a care home employs staff who are trained and watchful of those most vulnerable.

 

 

Under the Access to Medical Records Act 1990, I thought the care home had 21-40 days to respond to a request (I used this when I applied for my relative's records, although it was from a hospital not a care home). If the care home management (it should not matter that this specific care home has closed) do not do this or are unhelpful, I would contact the ICO for advice.

 

 

Silverfox is right, even with a solicitor, the road is long and bumpy. There will be times when you want to scream, tear your hair out and cry. Is the solicitor no-win, no fee? The law is fickle, even with all evidence on your side, there is no guarantee that you will win the fight.

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