.NIPSO_Comms finds 'significant failings' in NI care home resident's care:
An investigation into a Coleraine care home has established that a resident's dentures were lodged in her throat for up to 24 hours before being detected.The woman also suffered a fractured leg while being moved by staff.The resident's daughter complained to the ombudsman about the incidents.
After the resident was in the chair, staff checked for injury, however this was not carried out properly and resulted in a full day's delay in the fracture being identified. However the investigation found that the Nursing Home acted correctly in having an "appropriate moving and handling risk assessment" in place for the resident during the moving and handling Incident.
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