Orchid View Care Home

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Orchid view care home. Orchid view was a care home in west sussex that was registered with the care quality commission cqc from september 2009 to october 2011. Ian jerome whose uncle bertram died as a resident at orchid view said. Institutional abuse contributed to deaths of five pensioners. Families question case review s independence.
The shocking news about what went on at the orchid view care home in copthorne west sussex was brought to light by administrator lisa martin. An inspection of orchid view care home in june 2011 as southern cross was collapsing found it to be non compliant on seven basic standards including the care and welfare of residents and. West suffolk coroner penelope schofield said there was institutionalised abuse at orchid view care home in copthorne. In 2011 an anonymous alert to the police was made concerning deaths at the home.
Video orchid view inquiry. A care home where 19 residents died was riddled with institutionalised abuse a coroner has. It was registered with the care quality commission cqc as a care home with nursing to accommodate up to 87 people in the categories of old age and dementia. 2orchid view opened in november 2009.
A serious care review has now been set up to examine what went wrong. The key question we still have is why orchid view could appear from the outside to be one of the best care homes in the country when in fact it was clearly one of the worst. There were 19 unexplained deaths at the home between november 2009 and october 2011. News uk home news britain s cruellest care home.
Coroner criticises care quality commission for giving orchid view a good. Care home filled beds to make money 9 june 2014. Ms martin called the police after she witnessed numerous serious failures being covered up or ignored by the care home s management. The home run by southern cross provided care and nursing for up to 87 people who were elderly frail had nursing or dementia care needs.
Care home appeared to be one of the best yet was one of the worst.