Leeds care home resident dies days after being found 'soaked' in own urine
A care home provider has said it is “deeply sorry” after an elderly resident was found lying in her own urine at a care home in Yorkshire.
Orchard Care Homes, which runs Lofthouse Grange, has apologised and insisted it’s since put in place new measures to prevent a repeat. The woman’s family accused the home of neglect and claimed the incident would “not have helped” their mum’s health, the Ombudsman’s report, which was published last week, said.The Ombudsman’s report was sparked by the patient’s daughter, anonymously referred to as ‘Ms B’, who complained that her mum had received “poor care” in the home.
The report said that the resident, referred to as ‘Ms C’, “went to hospital the next day without seeing the GP, where Ms B says Ms C was treated for pneumonia and died a few days later. The watchdog, which rules on complaints against councils and care providers, told how Lofthouse Grange had admitted multiple failings with its service. These included staff putting nicotine patches on the woman’s chest, despite knowing she was suffering from breast cancer.It also admitted failing to “provide appropriate continence care” which resulted in the anonymous resident lying in her own urine.
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