Grieving son slams Scots care home for claiming they gave late mum ‘tea and biscuits' after horror fall
CARE HOME TRAGEDY Grieving son slams Scots care home for claiming they gave late mum 'tea and biscuits' after horror fall
A MAN whose elderly mum died after breaking her hip has slammed care home bosses who said they helped her with 'tea and biscuits'.
Denis Erskine, 61, was furious when told his mother Patricia, 84, lay in agony for more than seven hours before an ambulance arrived at the residential hub.
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Patricia Erskine tragically passed away after an operation on her hip
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She died in hospital of complications from her fall at Chester Park Care Home
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Her grieving son Denis slammed the care home bosses
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She died in hospital a week later of complications from her fall at Chester Park Care Home, Kinning Park, Glasgow, where she'd stumbled over another person's zimmer frame at the dinner table.
In a letter to Denis, the firm acknowledged a 'significant delay' between an ambulance being called for and its arrival at midnight on June 25.
But it insisted Patricia was 'supported and assessed by trained staff'.
It added: 'It is noted she had enjoyed tea and biscuits at 8.45pm.'
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The grieving son hit out: 'The last thing my mum needed was tea and biscuits.
"She urgently needed hospital treatment.
The last thing my mum needed was tea and biscuits. She urgently needed hospital treatment.
'The biggest thing for me is the care home's insistence that the other patient had the right to have her zimmer frame beside her at the dining table."
The dad-of-two added: 'We're not happy with the home or how the Care Inspectorate handled two complaints.
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'We are not going to leave it and will be speaking with lawyers.'
Last week, Chester Park's owner Oakminister Healthcare was fined £53,750 over the death of Hugh Kearins, 77.
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The resident's body was found in a car park in 2022.
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: 'This was a distressing case and our thoughts are with the individual and family affected.
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'We received a complaint in connection with this matter, which was passed to the care service for their direct action.
'We then reviewed this and are satisfied the service took the appropriate action following this incident.'
A spokesperson for Chester Park Care Home said: 'Everyone at the home was saddened to hear of the recent passing of a much-loved resident.
'The health, safety and well-being of our residents is our highest priority. Whenever concerns are raised, we will always investigate and take prompt and decisive action.'
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