OAPs In Care Home Went Without Heating And Hot Water For Six Weeks

OLD FOLK in a care home were left without heating and hot running water for six weeks, it has emerged.

Five bedrooms had no heating throughout February and March this year.

And staff at Lornebank Care Centre in Hamilton were forced to use small flasks of hot water from the kitchens to wash vulnerable residents.

The Lanarkshire home is owned by Southern Cross, who are facing allegations of serious abuse at one of their Glasgow homes.

It also emerged last week that one of their Aberdeen homes were charging the local authority for 14 residents who were dead.

The Care Commission were promised by Lornebank that they would fix a broken boiler within a week.

But it was out of action from February 8 and was not repaired until the commission intervened in April.

In inspections dating back to 2006, the commission have raised serious concerns over the running of the home.

Lorne bank had 37 recorded accidents from June to August 2006 and two residents had to be rushed to hospital.

Concerns were also raised about hygiene, including grubby walls and doors.

Last week, an investigation by Aberdeen City Council found they had been charged for 14 Southern Cross residents after they had died, costing taxpayers £60,000.

Southern Cross have been facing a financial crisis and are £46million in debt.

No one from Southern Cross responded to the Record’s requested for a comment on the Lornebank failings.