Evelyn Gallagher's family fear the person may still be working in a care environment.
Bosses at a Lanarkshire care home have apologised to the family of an elderly woman who died days after being “abused” by a staff member.
Days before Evelyn died in September last year, a member of staff was reported for “verbally abusing” her.Evelyn’s daughter Margaret Gallagher had raised concerns at Morningside about her mum’s care prior to her death. “We couldn’t visit because of covid, so I never got in to see her until July. We noticed a couple of things, she was wearing other people’s clothes and getting cold food.
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Evelyn’s family received a letter which outlined details of the incident, and apologised for the distress caused and delay in releasing information. The Care Inspectorate has so far upheld four complaints made by the family. A spokesperson for Morningside care home said: “As soon as we became aware of the concerns, we alerted the relevant authorities and launched an investigation, which resulted in the dismissal of a member of staff.
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