Former manager of Ansdell nursing home fined £40k following death of two residents

By Sean Gleaves
Published 5th Apr 2023, 18:09 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2023, 18:09 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now
The former manager of a nursing home in Ansdell has been fined £40,000 following the deaths of two residents.

Caroline Taylforth, 62, was the owner and registered manager of Rossendale Nursing Home in Woodlands Road, Ansdell at the time of the incidents in 2019 and 2020.

What happened?

Patricia Sutton had a significant medical history and was admitted to the home on October 11, 2018.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad
The former manager of Rossendale Nursing Home in Ansdell has been ordered to pay over £55k following the deaths of two residentsThe former manager of Rossendale Nursing Home in Ansdell has been ordered to pay over £55k following the deaths of two residents
The former manager of Rossendale Nursing Home in Ansdell has been ordered to pay over £55k following the deaths of two residents

On November 6, 2019, Patricia was eating dinner in the dining room and started choking.

She was taken to hospital and sadly died later that day.

An investigation by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found Patricia had been involved in three other choking incidents prior to the incident leading to her death.

The CQC said should have been referred to a speech and language therapist after the second incident in order to properly assess the risks.