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Woman Fed Dog Food by Portsmouth Care Workers Before Death
The ombudsman said the council’s commissioned care caused significant personal injustice and recommended an apology, fee refund and a £1,000 payment.
- The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found "abysmal failures" in care provided by Radis Community Care to an elderly Portsmouth woman, including staff feeding her microwaved dog food recorded as a "lamb dinner."
- Portsmouth City Council's safeguarding inquiry revealed a "catalogue of errors," with allegations that staff falsified records, ignored care plans, and left the woman unattended for prolonged periods in darkness overnight.
- Care workers fed the woman three mouthfuls of vacuum-packed dog food, while her "Do Not Attempt Resuscitation" document was found scrunched up in a cupboard, unknown to staff.
- Portsmouth City Council apologized for the "significant personal injustice," refunding care fees and paying £1,000 to the family, while Councillor Matthew Winnington confirmed the council ended its contract with Radis.
- Radis "voluntarily withdrew" from Portsmouth services at the end of 2025, while the Ombudsman criticized the council for allowing a statutory inquiry to drift six months when it should have taken no more than 28 days.
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A British local authority investigation has uncovered a series of shocking failings. An elderly, sick woman was not only stuffed with dog food, but was also left alone in the dark for hours while carers falsified visitation records.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Woman fed by care workers who 'couldn't read label' did not have 'lamb dinner'
The woman, referred to as Mrs Y, was given dog food by care workers contracted to deliver home care for Portsmouth City Council, with an ombudsman report finding the care amounted to a 'significant personal injustice' in the months before her death
·Cardiff, United Kingdom
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