Care Home Safe Holding: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council assault by elderly resident on carer
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 residents with […]
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, identified as Mrs Hunt, was held in a headlock and punched by an elderly patient, Jack Tooby, in September 2005. The care home […]
Care Home Safe Holding: 83-year old resident strapped to bed to stop her ‘wandering’
Probe into care home abuse claims From the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11618789 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 […]