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image captionStanley Bradford had been a resident of the Brithdir care home for a few months when he died
An elderly man looked like something out of a prisoner of war camp when he was taken to hospital from a care home in Caerphilly where alleged neglect took place, an inquest has heard.
Gaynor Evans said she was physically sick when she saw how thin her father had become in August 2005.
Stanley Bradford, 76, had only been at Brithdir care home in New Tredegar for three months when he died.
A Newport inquest is hearing evidence into the deaths of seven residents.
By Press Association 2021
Former miner Stanley Bradford, 76, died after living at the Brithdir Nursing Home for three months (Family handout/PA)
An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest.
Stanley Bradford, 76, died just three months after moving to the Brithdir Nursing Home, New Tredegar, South Wales in 2005.
The former miner had lived at a residential home for three years but moved because of his declining health.
Former miner Stanley Bradford, 76, was a father of five (Family handout/PA)
He had previously suffered a stroke and had also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and schizophrenia.
Malnourished care home resident looked like prisoner of war camp inmate
Ex-miner Stanley Bradford deteriorated rapidly during the short time he lived at Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar, a coroner heard
Stanley Bradford was 76 when he died just three months after moving to the Brithdir Nursing Home (Image: Family Handout/PA Wire)
An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest.
Stanley Bradford, 76, died just three months after moving to the Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar in 2005.
The former miner had lived at a residential home for three years but moved because of his declining health. He had previously suffered a stroke and had also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and schizophrenia.
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An inquest in Newport, Gwent, is hearing evidence into the deaths of seven residents of the care home between 2003 and 2005, some of whom suffered from dehydration, malnourishment, and pressure sores.
The father of five moved to Brithdir in June 2005 and died on September 29 that year, Assistant Coroner Geraint Williams was told.
The former miner (pictured at a younger age) had lived at a residential home for three years but moved because of his declining health
Mr Bradford s youngest daughter, Gaynor Evans, told the hearing he deteriorated rapidly during the short time he lived there. Dad was very quiet and withdrawn there. He didn t look happy at all. We would go in and we wouldn t see anybody at all, she said.
By Press Association 2021
Former miner Stanley Bradford, 76, died after living at the Brithdir Nursing Home for three months (Family handout/PA)
An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest.
Stanley Bradford, 76, died just three months after moving to the Brithdir Nursing Home, New Tredegar, South Wales in 2005.
The former miner had lived at a residential home for three years but moved because of his declining health.
Former miner Stanley Bradford, 76, was a father of five (Family handout/PA)
He had previously suffered a stroke and had also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and schizophrenia.