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The hearing heard Mrs Jones was admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr with a urinary tract infection, and medical staff discovered the extent of her wounds.
Mrs Jones s daughter, Marina Walters, said she was unaware of the pressure sores until her mother went into hospital. The day following my mother s admission to the Prince Charles Hospital my daughter Ruth attended the hospital to see her grandmother, she said in a statement. Upon arrival she was informed by staff on the ward that my mother had very bad bed sores - the worst they had ever seen.
The dementia sufferer died in hospital in November 2005 after staying at the Brithdir home. Pictured: The care which was known as Brithdir Nursing Home near Caerphilly, Wales
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A coroner has heard how a woman with dementia was neglected by staff at Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar leading her to develop infected sores thought to have contributed to her death
18:03, 21 JAN 2021
A woman with dementia was neglected by nursing home staff and left to develop infected bedsores in the months leading up to her death, an inquest has heard.
June Hamer, 71, died weeks after she was examined by a doctor on her family’s instruction after they became concerned about the lack of care given to her at Brithdir Nursing Home.
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But the senior doctor died before he could be brought to justice
A spokesperson for Gwent Coroner s Office said the inquest - which is scheduled to last eight weeks will consider the nature of the care given to the deceased