Donnington Residential and Nursing Home slammed in Care Quality Commission report Options

[Andy Capp]

I find it frustrating that people just don't get prosecuted for poor standards, or downright fraud in these circumstances. I bet the patrons pay a lot for staying in these BUPA homes, yet they seem to get ripped off. Too many homes seem to wait for the inspector before their standards are 'assessed' by their management.

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=17525

[Ron]

I find it frustrating that that people just don't get prosecuted for poor standards in these circumstances. I bet the patrons pay a lot for staying in these BUPA homes, yet they seem to get ripped off. Too many homes seem to wait for the inspector before their standards are 'assessed' by their management.

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=17525

Will the people paying BUPAs bill get a refund for services not provided? Taking money under false pretences? Sue for being put into unsafe/unhealthy conditions?

[Cognosco]

Will the people paying BUPAs bill get a refund for services not provided? Taking money under false pretences? Sue for being put into unsafe/unhealthy conditions?

You can expect even more of this sort of thing with Dave's and Lansley's backdoor privatisation. Only way to make a profit from health care is cut corners and standards. Lansley has been quoting BUPA as a very good model for the private sector care that the NHS should aspire to? Profit should be taken out of Health Care!

[Ron]

You can expect even more of this sort of thing with Dave's and Lansley's backdoor privatisation. Only way to make a profit from health care is cut corners and standards. Lansley has been quoting BUPA as a very good model for the private sector care that the NHS should aspire to? Profit should be taken out of Health Care!

It went on at Donnington in the time of MrBLair and Mr Brown. While my 90 year old father-in-law was in there on respite they allowed him to fall out of bed and brake his shoulder. Denide it had happened to start with until we got his GP to visit. The man was in pain for days.

[Turin Machine]

Its been going on for years, Its called neglect of the elderly. Bupa are a private limited company and answer to the shareholders, Lower standards = costcutting = more profits.

[Andy Capp]

Its been going on for years, Its called neglect of the elderly. Bupa are a private limited company and answer to the shareholders, Lower standards = costcutting = more profits.

And its customers, therefore, should be entitled to a rebate. Surely a trading standards issue? Paying for something that isn't supplied. It's fraud as far as I'm concerned. It shouldn't be cheaper to wait for the inspectors report to make amends, than to supply that which has been paid for.

[shedboy]

I agree that this has been happening for quite some time. A while back two of us visited an elderly friend in this home. While we were there she needed to go to the loo, 3 members of staff went in the bathroom with her, not to attend to her but to have a gossip. The loo door was left wide open so not only was my friend on public view but we could hear everything as well. Towards the end of our visit the lady had an accident, I offered to get a member of staff to put her in dry clothes & she refused to let me, she was scared of the telling off she would get. I have worked as a home carer in the past & was disgusted at the level of real care at Donnington, it was non-existent.

[dannyboy]

It is a reflection on society.

[Andy Capp]

It is a reflection on society.

Everything is a reflection of our society.

It seems though that we hear an endless stream of clichés like: "we regret that on this occasion that we did not meet the high standards we set ourselves." whenever these 'abuses' are uncovered.

[Cognosco]

Everything is a reflection of our society.

It seems though that we hear an endless stream of clichés like: "we regret that on this occasion that we did not meet the high standards we set ourselves." whenever these 'abuses' are uncovered.

So it ever will be when the main reason for being in existence is to make as much for shareholders as possible......but that is what the electorate voted for so.....

[Andy Capp]

So it ever will be when the main reason for being in existence is to make as much for shareholders as possible......but that is what the electorate voted for so.....

There's nothing wrong in making shareholders money, but we have law to prevent fraud, yet this type of business seems immune.

[dannyboy]

Maybe families should take responsibility for their aged relatives. If families washed their hands of their children there would be a national outcry.

[Andy Capp]

Maybe families should take responsibility for their aged relatives. If families washed their hands of their children there would be a national outcry.

Maybe they should, but that doesn't take away from what I said. If you pay an agreed price you should be able to expect the service in return.

[dannyboy]

Maybe they should, but that doesn't take away from what I said. If you pay an agreed price you should be able to expect the service in return.

Of course.