A widow who was left to starve after her nursing care was cut off has died in hospital.
Banstead woman Gloria Foster was left for nine days after the council-contracted agency supplying her with care was shut down by immigration police.
She was found dangerously dehydrated, with severe bed sores and only a faint pulse on Thursday, January 24, after going nine days without the four daily visits she was supposed to have. She died in Epsom Hospital yesterday.
Mrs Foster, in her 80s, was being looked after by nurses from Sutton-based Carefirst 24 and depended on them for her medication, food and drink. The agency was raided and six people arrested on January 15 amid allegations the company had been employing illegal immigrants under the identities of former workers.
Both Surrey County Council and Sutton Council contracted work to the agency and alternative arrangements were supposed to have been made for all those affected. But Mrs Foster, who was under Surrey County Council’s jurisdiction, did not get any replacement care.
Feb 5th 2013: http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/10206396.Pensioner_dies_after_being_left_to_starve_for_nine_days/
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This is horrific! How can they be so incompetent by letting
it happen! “Come the revolution……..” My blood boils at even the thought of the situation that lady was treated the way she was and, no doubt the local council will be only too ready with their mealy mouthed words but, bet they do not learn from their mistakes. They’ll move on to another “care” agency, the cheapest one at that!