Disabled wheelchair user detained and arrested by South Yorkshire police. They have been asked for comment. We were contacted by 33yr old Dan, who had been a patient in The Breightmet Centre for Autism until CQC ordered its closure after a second ‘Inadequate’ rating. There had been a systematic catalogue of issues involving neglect and abuse, which included a care worker assaulting a patient whilst eight others stood around and watched it happen. Other issues included the improper use of restraint, with one patient being restrained 38 times in 18 days. Staff did not have appropriate skills, training was wholly inadequate, and some were sleeping during shifts. After the closure of Breightmet, Dan, a friend of Lauren Bridges, was moved to a temporary care home. His social worker then arranged an induction visit to a more permanent placement in Sheffield. On 16th March Dan went to see the home, accompanied by his friend Jay. The name of the care home in question isn’t going to be publicly...
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