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Orchid View care home: Neglect contributed to deaths Orchid View inquest: Home riddled by 'institutional abuse'
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Neglect contributed to the deaths of five elderly people at a care home in West Sussex, a coroner has ruled. A care home where 19 residents died was riddled with "institutionalised abuse", a coroner has said.
The unexplained deaths of 19 residents at Orchid View in Copthorne, near Crawley, was investigated during the five-week hearing. Penelope Schofield has ruled neglect contributed to five of the deaths, at Orchid View in Copthorne, near Crawley.
West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield has heard evidence of concerns about staffing, training and medicine used at the home, run by Southern Cross. The West Sussex coroner said the home, then run by Southern Cross, was "completely mismanaged and understaffed".
A serious case review has also begun into the deaths at the home. A serious case review has begun into the deaths, which are all "unexplained".
At the final day of a five-week inquest into the deaths, Mrs Schofield said the problems at the home were from the top down and started at an early stage, but nobody did anything to address them.
Orchid View has since reopened under a new name and new management.