Hi
My dad was discharged from hospital in Jan 2005 needing EMI care. There was 2 homes with vacancies to choose from, both owned by the same comapany. Within 7 weeks of going in this home the staff which were mainly agency staff had stolen almost everything he owned. He was desperate for medical help but his GP took him off his list and I was unable to persuade any other GP to visit him or give a prescription being as he had also run out of medication. He was re-assessed by SS and found to be only requiring a Residential placement.I was advised by SS to contact a home which SS described as one of the best in town.
I moved him to this home and whilst he settled well it was short lived. My dad was suffering frequet TIA's, and was prescribed Chlorpromazine b his GP. The staff mainly Asian brought in the country to work at this home so therefore not speaking much if any English couldn't manage him. They were blocking his doorway with heavy furniture to stop him getting out of his room. He was severely bruised on a couple of occasions with no explanation instead they had done their best to hide them.
The nightmare continued when my dad was being sedated, not sedated for an hour or so but sedated from 10.00 in a morning until turned 4.00 in an afternoon. My dad was also diabetic type2 but had never had any problems but I found he was being given Haloperidol solely to sedate him. This caused him to collapse suffering diabetic hypo attack and consequently led to him suffering a stroke and death. He died last year.
This home could not care for him but he was a self funding resident which I believe led the manager to sit in Assessments and lie through her teeth that she could manage him quite easily and state he was predictable. She was paid to lie. My dad was very unpreditable due to his illness, but when I questioned her about her statement of him being predictable, she said she meant he was "predictable to be unpredictable".
It is 14 months since he died, 14 months of sheer hell, knowing,seeing how this home caused such suffering to my dad and I have photographic evidence of the bruising. Regarding the drug abuse My complaint is now at the stage of the Healthcare Commission, for them to provide me with evidence of who prescribed the antipsychotic for the dates that I have written proof he was being given it.
The PCT promised to investigate but then stated being as my dad was dead no further harm could come to him (their words) they wouldn't bother.
If I can help you further I am more than willing to give you names/dates etc. Something has to be done about these homes. At the time my dad was in this home CSCI did an inspection they awarded the home 3 stars. But when I contacted CSCi about what happened to my dad in this 3 star home, their answer was it had nothing to do with them. Disgraceful!
My dad was discharged from hospital in Jan 2005 needing EMI care. There was 2 homes with vacancies to choose from, both owned by the same comapany. Within 7 weeks of going in this home the staff which were mainly agency staff had stolen almost everything he owned. He was desperate for medical help but his GP took him off his list and I was unable to persuade any other GP to visit him or give a prescription being as he had also run out of medication. He was re-assessed by SS and found to be only requiring a Residential placement.I was advised by SS to contact a home which SS described as one of the best in town.
I moved him to this home and whilst he settled well it was short lived. My dad was suffering frequet TIA's, and was prescribed Chlorpromazine b his GP. The staff mainly Asian brought in the country to work at this home so therefore not speaking much if any English couldn't manage him. They were blocking his doorway with heavy furniture to stop him getting out of his room. He was severely bruised on a couple of occasions with no explanation instead they had done their best to hide them.
The nightmare continued when my dad was being sedated, not sedated for an hour or so but sedated from 10.00 in a morning until turned 4.00 in an afternoon. My dad was also diabetic type2 but had never had any problems but I found he was being given Haloperidol solely to sedate him. This caused him to collapse suffering diabetic hypo attack and consequently led to him suffering a stroke and death. He died last year.
This home could not care for him but he was a self funding resident which I believe led the manager to sit in Assessments and lie through her teeth that she could manage him quite easily and state he was predictable. She was paid to lie. My dad was very unpreditable due to his illness, but when I questioned her about her statement of him being predictable, she said she meant he was "predictable to be unpredictable".
It is 14 months since he died, 14 months of sheer hell, knowing,seeing how this home caused such suffering to my dad and I have photographic evidence of the bruising. Regarding the drug abuse My complaint is now at the stage of the Healthcare Commission, for them to provide me with evidence of who prescribed the antipsychotic for the dates that I have written proof he was being given it.
The PCT promised to investigate but then stated being as my dad was dead no further harm could come to him (their words) they wouldn't bother.
If I can help you further I am more than willing to give you names/dates etc. Something has to be done about these homes. At the time my dad was in this home CSCI did an inspection they awarded the home 3 stars. But when I contacted CSCi about what happened to my dad in this 3 star home, their answer was it had nothing to do with them. Disgraceful!