Operation Jasmine: Care home neglect inquiry to report

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Operation Jasmine: Care home neglect inquiry to report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33513882

The findings of an independent report into what became the biggest UK inquiry into alleged abuse at care homes are being published later.

Operation Jasmine, led by Gwent Police, focused on six care homes in south Wales and cost £11.6m.

Launched in 2005 after the death of an 84-year-old woman who was given the wrong medication, it involved 75 police officers over seven years.

The report was commissioned after prosecutions of staff were abandoned.

The inquiry identified over 100 potential victims of abuse and neglect. One woman was found to have developed pressure sores that exposed her bones.

In 2008, the prosecution of eight nurses and carers was dropped,

Then in 2013 the trial of care home owner Dr Prana Das was ended after he suffered a brain injury in an attack by burglars.

Following the end of the legal process, First Minister Carwyn Jones ordered a review in 2013 asking what lessons could be learned.

The inquiry has been led by Dr Margaret Flynn, who has been involved in previous serious case reviews involving the elderly, and is chair of Lancashire's Safeguarding Adults Board.

She will publish her conclusions at 09:30 BST on Tuesday.

Operation Jasmine

Home Office review launched in 2005 into alleged neglect at care homes in south Wales following the death of 84-year-old Gladys Thomas
Mrs Thomas had been a patient at Bryngwyn Mountleigh nursing home in Newbridge and was admitted to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital after being given incorrect doses of medication. She later died.
A nurse at the home admitted neglect on the basis of not administering the correct medication
Eight carers and nurses were charged with wilful neglect relating to injuries on her body but the prosecution dropped the case three weeks into the trial in 2008
Following the inquiry, Dr Prana Das faced charges relating to neglect and fraud at two care homes he owned - Brithdir Care Home in New Tredegar, near Bargoed, and The Beeches in Blaenavon
After he suffered a violent assault by burglars, the trial against him was shelved in 2013 but the charges against him remain on file
More than 4,000 statements were taken during Operation Jasmine; 100 potential victims were identified

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