Dementia patients at a Cumbria hospital were left for hours without food, according to a damning report by health regulators. Those at the Ramsey Unit, in the grounds of Furness General,  waited hours to be fed in the morning, weren't given their medication at the right time and were offered little by the way of mental stimulation. Care Quality Commission inspectors also found a high number of patients had suffered falls due to a lack of staff to provide supervision. Dementia patients at The Ramsey Unit in the grounds of Furness General Hospital were left for hours without food, according to a damning report by health regulators
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The Ramsey Unit, in the grounds of Furness General Hospital, was closed to new admissions after the unannounced Care Quality Condition inspection
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Inspectors say they were 'shocked' by what they found at the unit
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Patients were offered little stimulation, were not given their medication at the right time and were left in bed long into the morning due to lack of staff
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The unit has now fully reopened with 25% more staff
Admissions to the @placeholder were suspended on October 11 following the unannounced inspection by the CQC.