Care Home in court for Health & Safety breaches
09 Dec 2013 A failed care home will be discussed in court. Meppershall Care Home will be discussed in two cases at Bedford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon (December 11). The Care Quality Commission took urgent action to close the nursing home in July this year to protect the residents’ welfare and safety. Health and […]
‘Gross neglect’ led to death of Leicester care home pensioner who fell from first floor landing
A catalogue of failures which contributed to the death of an elderly care home resident who fell to the ground from a first floor landing amounted to “gross neglect”, a jury has ruled. Marjorie Keogh died in hospital on February 7, 2010, due to injuries sustained a day earlier in the fall at Scraptoft Court […]