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My mum died after being left in her own urine for eight days
17:35, 1 AUGUST 2015
BY DANIEL HARDING
Daughter claims her tragic 69-year-old mum was left in a disgusting condition as carers "neglected her and took away her dignity"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-died-after-being-left-6177084

A devastated woman has accused care workers of negligence following the death of her mum – who was left lying in a urine-soaked bed for eight days.

Margot Green, 69, was being visited by carers at her home twice daily but one day pressed her emergency alarm and was rushed to hospital.

Doctors at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton found the pensioner was in agony with ammonia burns.

Although medics confirmed she had an infection, she was too frail to have more tests and died four days later.

Daughter Corrin Garland, 43, says she returned to her mum’s house and was horrified to find it in a “disgusting” condition. Margot’s bed was covered in urine and faeces and Corrin claims she had not been showered for three weeks.

Corrin has now made an official complaint to Way Ahead Care, who provided Margot with two half-hour care visits each day for £35 a week.

SWNSMargot GreenTragic: Margot Green
The carers were supposed to wash Margot, prepare her meals and make sure she was taking her medication.

Speaking from her home in Ilminster, Somerset, Corrin said: “When I saw the burns all over my mum’s body, I was horrified. Doctors told me she had been lying in her own urine for eight days and that she was in a lot of pain.

“It’s absolutely disgraceful that four different carers saw her during that time and not one of them washed her or changed the bed. It haunts me to think of mum lying in those conditions and too proud to complain. She paid for those carers so she could be as comfortable as possible – but they not only neglected her, they took away her dignity.”

SWNSMargot Green's burns which she suffered whilst in careBurns: Margot Green's burns which she suffered whilst in care
Margot, a former landlady, suffered with bronchiectasis – a condition that left her lungs infected and filled with fluid – for six years and struggled to breathe.

Last year, she developed heart problems and sought help from Way Ahead Care in Taunton, Somerset.

Corrin said: “Mum had taken a turn for the worse and was really poorly. She came to me one day and said she really wanted carers to come into her home. She received disability living allowance so she only had to pay part of the costs. We decided it was worth it so that she would be well looked after.”

SWNSMargot Green's living conditions whilst she was in careSoiled: Margot Green's living conditions while she was in care
But even though the carers were supposed to be visiting, Margot’s condition deteriorated fast.

Corrin said: “Mum was mobile and in reasonable health but then started struggling. She moved from her bed to the sofa, sleeping on a mattress topper with incontinence pads underneath.”

On July 10, Corrin received a call to say her mum had pressed her emergency alarm and been rushed to hospital. She said: “When I got to her bedside, she rolled over and showed me her back, legs and tummy were all covered in raw urine burns. I couldn’t imagine the pain.”

Doctors told Corrin that her mum also had a temperature and would be kept in for observation, so she went to her house for some belongings – and was horrified by what she found.

Corrin said: “As soon as I opened the door I was hit by the smell of bodily fluids. It nearly made me sick, it was so strong. And when I saw where she’d been sleeping, I was shocked. The mattress topper was covered in faeces and urine.”

Corrin immediately complained to Way Ahead Care and health regulator the Care Quality Commission, which agreed to look into the case. But just four days later, she was told her mum had an infection. Margot died later that day.

Corrin said: “They confirmed she had been left in a urine-soaked bed for eight days. They said either she had caught a chest infection from breathing in ammonia for so long, or the urine had got into her blood. I was devastated.”

Corrin is now awaiting the results of a postmortem to confirm where the infection started.

She said: “As soon as we know those details, I can take legal action. The carers’ notes showed they had only been spending 15 minutes with my mum, rather than 30 minutes. My mum deserves justice and I’ll make sure she gets it.”

Way Ahead Care director Richard Smith said: “We are cooperating with the investigation.”

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