Image caption, Stanley O’Neill was not showered for 3 months and was discovered covering a cable around his neck By Niall McCracken & Judith Cummings BBC News NI An senior dementia client was stoppedworking by the system put in location to secure Northern Ireland’s most susceptible grownups. Stanley O’Neill was not showered for 3 months and was discovered covering a cable around his neck. Despite healthcare standards, those and other failings were not referred for adult securing examinations. A evaluation likewise criticised his nursing house for not being open and transparent with the 79-year-old’s household. Mr O’Neill passedaway in healthcenter on 20 December2021 His household stated they hadactually been left “devastated” by a series of failings around his care recognized by a Belfast Health Trust examination. In a declaration Bradley Manor Care Home provided its acknowledgements and apologised to Mr O’Neill’s household. Its representative stated: “The security of our locals is, and constantly hasactually been, of critical value to us however on this celebration we stoppedworking to satisfy some high requirements that are appropriately anticipated of us. “The Covid-19 pandemic was an extraordinary duration for the adult social care sector and although we deal no reasons we were dealtwith with special worries and an immensely challenging environment.” The adult protecting system is indicated to secure susceptible grownups in the healthcare system when personnel, lovedones or clients raise issues about their wellness. But in an interview with BBC News NI, Northern Ireland’s public healthcare guarddog stated susceptible grownups in Northern Ireland were being stoppedworking. ‘He was our rock’ Sophie O’Neill and her grandpa were exceptionally close and she explained him as “the rock” of her household. But when Stanley O’Neill got a dementia medicaldiagnosis whatever altered. Image caption, Sophie explained her grandpa as her rock Things endedupbeing uncontrollable at house and a number of nursing house and healthcarefacility remains followed. In January 2021, throughout the pandemic, Mr O’Neill endedupbeing a local at Bradley Manor in north Belfast. He was put there by the Belfast Health Trust following a healthcenter stay. His granddaughter Sophie stated her household started flagging a number of worrying occurrences. She stated: “Initially there were 2 unwitnessed falls at night that we were anxious about however then I observed that his call bell hadactually been gottenridof from his space. “It was just passed on to us weeks lateron because I asked personnel and they stated that he was seen covering the cable around his neck and they had gotridof it.” Sophie included: “I was totally surprised and couldn’t comprehend why it hadactually taken so long to notify his household. “So for me securing concerns were occurring and there was no action taken.” Image caption, Sophie O’Neill and her grandpa were extremely close The veryfirst time Sophie stated she heard the term “safeguarding recommendation” being utilized was when her grandpa was taken to healthcarefacility i
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