In the light of a recent Panorama programme made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) on the failure by a Care Home to look after vulnerable adults, it spurred me on to write the following poem. There must be many more Homes out there filled with vile people who take pleasure in torturing the vulnerable for their own amusement.
Sadly the in-house structure and the external organisations in place to protect people are simply not adequate, be it through lack of resources or lack of interest. There can be no excuse for the incompetence shown by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) The CQC failed to take seriously a number of clear warnings in e-mails sent from a ‘whistle-blower. Such was the frustration of the concerned carer that he went to the BBC to name and shame those involved. Only at that stage was action agreed as needed and, even then, the CQC tried to wriggle out of its lack of duty of care!
For several years the abuse has been rife,
And the poor confused creatures fight back for their
life;
While the bully-boy tactics of senior staff,
All rain in their punches, done just for a laugh!
And the parents ignore them when told of their plight,
By their children imploring that things be put right.
Assuming the ‘carers’ would never be spiteful,
They lie with their smiles and their manners delightful.
But as soon as the visitors seem out of sight,
The ‘carers’ return to their acts of pure spite,
And the pitiful cries of the victim once more,
Go unheard by the others when pinned on the floor.
She’s peaceful in sleep but then dragged from the bed,
Her torturer pulling her arms and her head’
Whilst still in distress and now physical pain,
The cold water treatment is used once again.
They all join the ‘fun’ as she’s now easy game,
And the Nurse that’s on duty ignores to his shame!
They will stop for a while as she dangerously shakes,
But that’s not for her benefit, for their own sakes!
At the end of the shift when reports are all done,
The write up’s a joke; it’s all part of their fun.
The staff knows their victims will not have their say,
And the CQC checks are a joke anyway!
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