Care home owner and staff criticised by coroner for 'dehumanising' the elderly
A coroner said the deaths of five residents at the Brithdir nursing home in New Tredegar, South Wales were contributed to by neglect.
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Coroner slams care given to five residents who died of neglect at a scandal-hit nursing home
Coroner slams 'dehumanising' care given to five residents who died of neglect at a scandal-hit nursing home where one elderly man was left looking like a 'prisoner of war' Geraint Williams accused owners and staff at Brithdir nursing home, South Wales of a 'gross betrayal of trust' He recorded narrative conclusions for five residents at an inquest today, with a sixth dying of natural causes They all suffered dehydration, malnourishment and pressure sores on their bodies between 2003 and 2005 The family of one victim spoke of their guilt in believing they could have done more to ease his suffe...
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Brithdir Nursing Home inquest: Nurse 'struggled to cope'
Daphne Richards accepts care was "exceptionally bad" at the Caerphilly care home where seven died.
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