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| Nottingham care home boss jailed for manslaughter | Nottingham care home boss jailed for manslaughter |
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| A care home boss has been jailed over the death of an 86-year-old woman. | A care home boss has been jailed over the death of an 86-year-old woman. |
| Ivy Atkin died after she was found dehydrated, malnourished and with an untreated bed sore at Autumn Grange, Nottingham, in 2012. | Ivy Atkin died after she was found dehydrated, malnourished and with an untreated bed sore at Autumn Grange, Nottingham, in 2012. |
| Yousaf Khan, 47, of Nelson Road, Nottingham, admitted manslaughter and was sentenced to three years and two months at Nottingham Crown Court. | |
| His firm Sherwood Rise Ltd was fined £300,000 for corporate manslaughter - the first case of its kind in England. | His firm Sherwood Rise Ltd was fined £300,000 for corporate manslaughter - the first case of its kind in England. |
| 'Shameful and deplorable' | |
| Detectives were shocked by the seriousness of the neglect at Autumn Grange when they were called by a new member of staff worried about the conditions. | |
| The council ended its contract and all the residents were moved out but Ms Atkin died several days later. | |
| A post mortem report showed that her neglect led directly to her death. | |
| Investigating officer Det Supt Rob Griffin said: "In 48 days she lost almost half her body weight. She was emaciated, she was dehydrated. It was plain to see that she was malnourished. She had a terrible bed sore. | |
| "What we found tragically and quite appallingly was that the very basic essentials of human existence - food, water, heating, sanitation and cleanliness - were simply not adequately provided for." | |
| Ms Atkin, who suffered from dementia, was moved to the home after being discharged from hospital. | |
| In an attempt to cover up their neglect, a meticulous log book of her care was fabricated including when she was washed. | |
| But Mr Griffin said it was obvious she - and the other residents - had been neglected with no care plans in place. | |
| One care worker, who did not want to be named, told the BBC that staff were made to cut corners: "It was horrible. [If] the residents were ill when we said we want to ring the hospital they said just give paracetamol because when they are in the hospital the home is not being paid. | |
| "There were no sheets to change the residents' beds. Sometimes there were no pads to change them. Sometimes there was no tea bags for them during tea time." | |
| Khan's barrister said he wanted to apologise to Mrs Atkin's family and nothing could excuse "shameful and deplorable" conditions. |