December 21, 2016 12.38 pm This story is over 87 months old

Tales of shocking neglect at inadequate Scopwick care home

A whistleblower has described scenes of neglect at a care home south of Lincoln, where they claim residents were “physically and verbally abused”, underfed and left in their own dirt and faeces. The Limes care home in Scopwick will be closed in the New Year following a recent damning inspection which revealed a catalogue of…

A whistleblower has described scenes of neglect at a care home south of Lincoln, where they claim residents were “physically and verbally abused”, underfed and left in their own dirt and faeces.

The Limes care home in Scopwick will be closed in the New Year following a recent damning inspection which revealed a catalogue of neglect and safety breaches.

A source, who wished not to be named, told The Lincolnite they had witnessed chronic mistreatment of elderly clients, many of whom required specialist care for conditions such as dementia.

Alongside a number of shocking photographs showing rooms piled high with soiled laundry, dirty surfaces and litter, allegations centred around abuse by members of staff.


Read the full story on The Lincolnite here.