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Care Home Safe Holding: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council assault by elderly resident on carer
The Incident A care assistant has had to take medical retirement after being attacked by a resident at an old people’s home in Middlesbrough. The UNISON member, who was employed by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, has now received over £57,000 compensation after an eight year legal battle. Her job was looking after elderly male […]
Care Home Safe Holding: Care Home elderly resident assault
A grandmother who was forced to quit her career as a care worker after an attack by an aggressive patient has been awarded a £12,500 out-of-court payout. The UNISON member was held in a headlock and punched by an elderly patient with a known history of violence — yet her employer had provided no training […]
Care Home Safe Holding: 83-year old resident strapped to bed to stop her ‘wandering’
Probe into care home abuse claims From the BBC — 25 October 2010 Police are investigating claims that an elderly woman was tied to a bed at a care home in Glasgow. It had been reported that the 84-year-old woman was allegedly restrained at the Baillieston Care Home. Five members of staff at the home […]