Didn't get they help they needed | Age Concern England

Didn't get the help they needed

79 year-old R. was admitted to hospital in October 2005 following a fall.

He suffered a loss of appetite partly due to being away from home but also because he found the meals unappealing. He received no encouragement nor help to eat from staff despite suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Eventually meals were pureed which appeared to R.’s family to be for the convenience of the staff as there was nothing wrong with R.’s ability to chew. Fortified drinks were always left out of his reach and he became dehydrated.

By the time he left hospital in December‚ he had lost a considerable amount of weight.

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