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Scottish Sun
10-08-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Grieving son slams Scots care home for claiming they gave late mum ‘tea and biscuits' after horror fall
Last week, the care home's owner was fined £53,750 over the death of a 77-year-old resident 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. Advertisement 4 Patricia Erskine tragically passed away after an operation on her hip Credit: SUPPLIED 4 She died in hospital of complications from her fall at Chester Park Care Home Credit: Alan MacGregor Ewing 4 Her grieving son Denis slammed the care home bosses Credit: Alan MacGregor Ewing 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.' Advertisement 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. Advertisement '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. Moment cops pepper-spray and Taser amputee, 92, who died 3 weeks after 'assault' 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. Advertisement '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.' Advertisement
BBC News
25-07-2025
- BBC News
Care home fined after resident found dead in car park
A 77-year-old care home resident was found dead in the building's car park after he got out through a fire Kearnis left the Chester Park home in Kinning Park, Glasgow, in the early hours of Boxing Day body was discovered six hours later despite staff members falsely claiming that they had checked on him through the Healthcare Limited - which owns the home - pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety guidelines and was fined £53,750. Glasgow Sheriff Court was told that due to the nature of the plea of guilty, the company was found not to have caused Mr Kearin's guilt was in relation to failing to ensure a system was in place to make sure the internal fire alarm door was court heard that the fine given to the company will be paid over the course of the next six Joan Kerr said: "I wish to make it clear that the court recognises that the fine cannot compensate and no fine can be adequate"The court sends its sincere condolences for his loss."The court heard that Mr Kearins suffered from dementia and was at risk of "absconding or wandering."A care plan was in place for Mr Kearins to be monitored every hour by members of staff. Sacked carers under investigation Prosecutor Blair Speed said: "A senior care assistant and a care assistant who had responsibility for his care falsified care records."They falsely stated that they performed tasks involving Mr Kearins at the time when he was no longer in the care home."A close observation chart completed by the senior care assistant stated he had checked on Mr Kearins every hour between 2am and 8am."Both carers were unaware that he was not in his room until news of his death became known in the home following the discovery of his body in the car park."The carers were subsequently dismissed from their jobs and are currently under investigation by the Scottish Social Services is not known who the staff member was who last had access to the internal fire the incident, the company have implemented a new system where every point of exit and entry is checked at the end of each shift to make sure the alarms are alarm has also been installed at the top of the stairs outside Mr Kearins' old room which will alert staff of someone in the area.
