Old couple left alone for three days by social service carers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009792/Pensioner-left-die-wheelchair-frail-wife-lay-floor-social-services-left-unattended-days.html

Summary

Kenneth Mills, an 82 year old pensioner died in his wheelchair while his feeble wife lying helplessly on the floor besides him. This happened because social service carers did not call in on the couple for three days. Mr. Mills had Parkinson and his wife was in such poor health that she could not take care of him. They had a care package which meant that the couple was supposed to be visited several times a day. On the 24^th of September they were meant to leave home for respite care but the couple refused, therefore their sons had asked to restore the previous care package previously in place. But that did not happen because of the overload of phone calls social services received.

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I feel so sorry for the family, especially the wife who saw her husband die but could not do anything. How horrible that must have been. Of course this did not happen on purpose but I do feel social services are responsible for the trauma they have caused on the wife and her sons. This should not have happened and I think the social service carers should have made sure the previous arrangements would continue since the couple refused to go with them for respite care.