Ash Court Care Home

Ive just read about it online about that poor lady. Makes me sick that people are that twisted in the head to abuse the elderly.

Awful isn't it. My dream is to afford a house with a 'Granny annexe' and be able to afford carers myself.

We had to move my grandad to a new home a few years ago because they weren't feeding him properly and he wasn't happy. Sadly this situation on top of his general health and mental wellbeing meant he died after only a month in the new home.

There should be much greater regulation and inspections.

It is disgusting.

I felt sick when I saw this on BBC News this morning.

I cannot help but wonder, how many other cases like this there are up and down the country, which are not yet known about.

That poor, poor lady - this could be any of us in 50 years time. That 'carer' should be absolutely disgusted with himself and sent to prison for what he's done.

Absolutely VILE!

I remember watching a documentary once where they were showing numerous elderly people being abused in care homes. One woman was held down while the "carers" poured talcum powder in her mouth. It was absolutely heartbreaking. I cannot fathom how anyone could be so evil.

Oh my God, that's absolutely wicked.

My Grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's before she died and was in a care home for a few years. I think the care she received was alright, but I hate to think that if it hadn't have been, she wouldn't have been able to say anything due to her condition. They do send people round to check out care homes, but the visits are planned which completely defeats the purpose of them in my opinion.

Presently we, as a family, are working very hard to keep my grandmother from going in to a care home. It's becoming more and more difficult to care for her in her current situation and seeing news like this only makes our discussions regarding her more heartbreaking.

It's just dreadful and it's awful to think that is could well be replicated across the country.

I have worked in a couple of care homes when I was a student and I have never ever seen anything bad. I can't fathom how anyone could even contemplate some of these things

My first job was working in a care home and I never saw anything like this either. The carers were all lovely.

Having said that they used to smoke.. a lot... around food etc and I found it disgusting. Obviously that's not allowed now.