A national care home operator which looks after hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people across the country has admitted being at fault for the death of a resident at one of its homes after facing legal action.
Prime Life Ltd – which runs more than 50 care and nursing homes across the country – was the subject of a major investigation around care provided at its Wyton Abbey facility near Hull, East Yorkshire, following the deaths of two residents within 10 months of one another.
Now, a legal case around the care of one of those residents has seen the firm admit being responsible for the 72-year-old’s death.
The case was handled by legal care home claims specialists Hudgell Solicitors, who are currently campaigning for improved care services across the UK and calling for CCTV to be made compulsory in all care and residential homes.
The legal case surrounded the care of dementia sufferer Anthony Dearnley, who died after being placed in the home for respite by his wife, when she took a two-week holiday from the daily demands of being his carer.
During that two weeks, Mr Dearnley suffered a series of falls, leaving him with bruises on his arm, left hip, forehead, and nose.