The inquest heard Mrs Hale was diagnosed with a heart condition and underwent surgery in March 2006. She later suffered two strokes, which left her paralysed down her left side, and needing full-time nursing care. Mrs Hale had a peg tube feeding system fitted as she had difficulty swallowing and in July she moved into Grosvenor House. Notes made by nursing staff at the hospital prior to her transfer record the mother-of-two as being turned regularly every three or four hours and not having any pressure sores. Catherine Cawte, Mrs Hale’s daughter, told the inquest she had not realised at first how much weight her mother had lost after moving to the nursing home.
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Coroner slams dehumanising care given to five residents who died of neglect at a scandal-hit nursing home where one elderly man was left looking like a prisoner of war
Geraint Williams accused owners and staff at Brithdir nursing home, South Wales of a gross betrayal of trust
He recorded narrative conclusions for five residents at an inquest today, with a sixth dying of natural causes
They all suffered dehydration, malnourishment and pressure sores on their bodies between 2003 and 2005
The family of one victim spoke of their guilt in believing they could have done more to ease his suffering