A FATAL accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a woman who
was admitted to hospital with infected pressure sores from a residential
home run by a Glasgow doctor and his family.
The inquiry into the death of Ms Agnes McCabe, who was a resident at
the Glenglova Residential Home for the elderly in Mansewood, Glasgow,
will begin on August 1 at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Strathclyde region's social work department moved to close the home
earlier this year after disclosures of poor treatment and neglect. It
said in a report that a woman died after being admitted to the Victoria
Infirmary suffering from infected pressure sores.
Social work inspectors moved to de-register the owners of Glenglova
when checks disclosed serious shortcomings in the regime ranging from
poor hygiene to sparse and unsuitable feeding. It emerged that #51 a
week was spent on groceries for the 11 residents.
Glenglova's owner, Dr Rada Sarker, said that a post-mortem examination
revealed that the woman died from bronchial pneumonia. He said the
condition was not related in any way to her treatment at the home.
Dr Sarker, 60, a GP at Castlemilk Health Centre, his wife Anu, 49, a
supply teacher, their son, Sudip, a doctor, and the couple's daughter,
Ms Monica Sarker, a solicitor, were directors of Avoncraig Properties
Ltd, the owner of Glenglova.
The firm's headquarters is listed as Neidpath Road East, Whitecraigs,
the same address as the family home.
Dr Sarker challenged the findings of the region's report. He said the
residents were not neglected in any way, were very well cared for, and
none had complained.
The Herald revealed that Avoncraig Properties planned to open another
home less than 200 yards away from the Glenglova less than a week after
the report's findings were made known.
But Dr Sarker said his family would not be involved in running the new
home. He said both properties would be leased or sold, because
Strathclyde's social work department and other ''outside influences''
had made it impossible for his family to retain an interest in them.
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