Reino Unido - Scandal of elderly facing abuse and neglect in own homes - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent 23/11/2011

The Independent, Jeremy Laurance, 23/11/2011,

Elderly people in Britain are not safe from abuse and neglect by the care system even in their own homes.

Following reports that have painted a devastating picture of the care of elderly people in hospitals and care homes, a new inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has uncovered a catalogue of cruelty, indifference and wrongdoing by carers who visit people in their homes to help them with washing, eating and dressing.