Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told
by Ryan McDougall
Nov 23, 2023
3 minutes
A care home allegedly told a woman her grandmother had been dead for 10 minutes when the family is sure she died a “considerable period of time” before that, an inquiry has heard.
Gillian Grant told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry that the care home where her 91-year-old grandmother lived refused to call an ambulance when her health declined, despite being instructed to do so, and placed a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) order on her without permission.
Meanwhile, Micheleine Kane told the inquiry her mother deteriorated from dehydration and starvation during a
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