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Bedfordshire Social Services
Official List of Registered Residential Homes
RELATING TO THE YEAR 1999-2000,
while at the end of it, we have reported the new list relating to the Year 2000-2001
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North Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Brook House
72 High Street
Riseley MK44 1DT
Riseley Beds Ltd 01234 708077 17
Danecroft
3 Dane Lane
Wilstead MK45 3HT
Mr & Mrs Eatly 01234 741573 33
Sharnbrook House
Sharnbrook
MK44 1PB
Greensleeves
Homes Trust
01234 781294 30

Bedford
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Ashleigh House
12 Linden Road
MK40 2DA
Craegmore
Health Care
01234 218850 53
Bushmead Court
58-60 Bushmead Avenue
MK40 3QW
Bushmead Court Ltd 01234 353884 27
Charter House
Kimbolton Road
MK40 2NT
Bedford Citizens
Housing Association Ltd
01234 359313 66
Chaucer House
46 Chaucer Road
MK40 2AP
Mr & Mrs G L Campbell 01234 218754 12
Elcombe House
61 De Parys Avenue
MK40 2TR
Mr & Mrs W Ryan
Mr C Ryan
01234 266010 14
Fenwick House
1 Cowper Road
MK40 2AL
Mr & Mrs P Waghela 01234 350887 30
The Haven
32 Park Avenue
MK40 2LR
The Dorothea Trust 01234 359103 16
Henrietta House
3 Dynevor Road
MK40 2DB
Lansglade Homes Ltd 01234 356988 25
Highfield
Avon Drive MK41 7AH
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01234 267196 31
Hepworth House
1 St Georges Road
MK40 2LS
Mr & Mrs Hepworth Lloyd 01234 262139 13
Inglebeck
55 Chaucer Road
MK40 2AL
Mr Leech 01234 342947 11
Kimbolton Lodge
1 Kimbolton Road
MK40 2NT
Kimbolton Lodge Ltd 01234 355918 44
Lansglade
14 Lansdowne Road
MK40 2BU
Mr & Mrs W Mann 01234 356988 30
Lillibet House
65 De Parys Avenue
MK40 2TR
Mrs D DeBenedicits 01234 272205 24
Lillibet Lodge
6 Rothsay Road
MK40 3PW
Mr DeBenedicits 01234 340712 24
Lynton Lodge
78 Castle Road
MK40 3PS
Mr D & Mrs M Weerasirie
Mr T K & Dr L Bhatt
01234 351819 9
The Mallards
5 Dynevor Road
MK40 2DB
The Mallards
Retirement Home Ltd
01234 365563 22
Milton Lodge
36 Waterloo Road
MK40 3PQ
Mr T K & Dr L Bhatt 01234 351608 19
Oasis House
20 Linden Road
MK40 2DA
Dr S V Korgaonkar 01234 266111 30
Park House
28 St Andrews Road
MK40 2LW
Mrs P Gibbons 01234 351740 14
Park View Lodge
2 Park Avenue
MK40 2JY
Mr & Mrs Tramunto 01234 219620 13
Parkside
21 Bedford Road MK42 8AB
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01234 359084 26
Puttenhoe
180 Putnoe Street MK41 8HQ
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01234 261396 27
Rivermead
Halsey Road MK42 8AU
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01234 851573 30
St Andrews
16 St Andrews Road
MK40 2LJ
Mr & Mrs Ryan 01234 350110 19
St Georges
2 St Georges Road
MK40 2LS
Mr T K Bhatt
Mr P G Douglas
Mrs J Kennett
01234 268757 18
St Margarets
10 Rothsay Road
MK40 3PW
Calsan Ltd 01234 345964 21
Salvete
15-17 Rothsay Place
MK40 3PX
Mr T K & Dr L Bhatt 01234 261991 30
Sandhurst Lodge
58 Ampthill Road
MK42 9HL
Mk K & Mrs B Wong 01234 352051 9
Shakespeare House
19 Shakespear Road
MK40 2DZ
Mr S & Mrs V L Camiah 01234 359224 14

Luton - (Elderly People)
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Ambassador House
31 Lansdowne Road LU3 1EE
Mr Crowley
Mr Giles
01582 486244 19
Ambleside
60 Hart Hill Drive LU2 0AY
Kairmoore Ltd 01582 454402 17
Audrey Lodge
51 Oakley Road LU4 9PT
Mr/Mrs Andrews
Mr Hurry
01582 580334 6
Bampton
9 Marsh Road LU3 2QF
Mr/Mrs Ramgoolam 01582 595272 14
Chandos
Crescent Rise MK40 2RU
Apex Comfort
Homes Ltd
01582 459569 15
Chasewood
36 Lansdowne Road LU31 1EE
Chasewood
Homes Ltd
01582 481188 20
The Edwardian
168/170 Biscot Road LU3 1AX
Mr/Mrs Hussain 01582 705100 30
The Elizabethan
220 Old Bedford Road LU2 7HP
Mr/Mrs Hussain 01582 720010 25
Greenfields
30 Studley Road LU3 1DD
Mrs Bradley 01582 722976 39
Lansdowne House
27 Lansdowne Road LU3 1EE
Mr/Mrs Unmole 01582 412308 10
Little Bramingham Farm
Leamington Farm
Leamington Road LU3 2BZ
Help the Aged 01582 582433 25
Osborne House
18 Compton Avenue LU4 9AZ
Kairmore Ltd 01582 493376 16
Randall House
2 Downs Road LU1 1QR
Mr/Mrs Lee 01582 731534 12
Rosebank
4 Downs Road LU1 1QR
Mr/Mrs Lee 01582 738595 16
Rowles House
28 Barton Road LU3 2BB
Mr/Mrs Lee 01582 505692 26
St Annes
30 Lansdowne Road LU3 1EE
Mr Crowley 01582 726265 18
St Brendans
175 Ashburnham Road LU1 1JW
B & M
Investments Ltd
01582 728737 26
St Veronicas
77 Marsh Road LU3 2QG
Mr/Mrs Campbell 01582 583328 11
Victoriana
6 Lansdowne Road LU3 1EG
Mr/Mrs Hussain 01582 484177 23
Wingfield House
107 Marsh Road LU3 2QG
Apex Comford
Homes Ltd
01582 507400 24

Luton - (Disabilities)
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Belle Vue
123 New Bedford Road LU3 1LF
Mr/Mrs Karuthasami 01582 734169 8
33 Compton Avenue
LU4 9AX
Mr/Mrs Bevan 01582 571605 8
18 London Road
LU1 3UQ
Fairhome Care
Group Ltd
01582 877383 6
Marlin Lodge
31 Marlborough Road LU3 1EF
Mr/Mrs Karuthasami 01582 723495 9
68 Milton Road
Luton
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 451713 5
Rose Court
12 Bradgers Hill LU2 7EL
Umbrella Care 01582 724100 10
72/74 Strangers Way
LU4 9ND
Mencap &
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01582 505013 6
94 Tennyson Road
Lu1 3RR
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 721257 4
135 Tennyson Road
LU1 3RP
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 721257 4
Vaughan House
21 Studley Road LU3 1BB
Mrs Bradley 01582 734812 10
75/77 Wickstead Avenue
LU4 9DW
Mencap &
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01582 504217 5

Luton - (Mental Disorder)
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
95 Ashburnham Road
LU1 1JW
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 581589 4
Atwell House
33-35 Marsh Road LU3 2QF
Apex Comfort
Homes Ltd
01582 492290 12
The Beeches
7 Crescent Rise LU2 0AT
Mr Plane
Miss Newman
01582 425792 11
8 Brantwood Road
LU1 1JJ
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 481589 6
240/242 Ravenhill Way
Lewsey Park LU3 1HE
Aldwyck/MACA 01582 477145 10
83 Tennyson Road
LU1 3RR
Advance Housing
& Support Ltd
01582 480541 4
104 Tennyson Road
LU1 3RP
Mr Plane
Miss Newman
01582 418858 7

Luton - (Alcohol/Drug Dependency)
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Hope House
36 Moor Street LU1 1HA
Stonham Housing
Association
01582 722673 8

Mid Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Abbotsbury
Mead End
Biggleswade SG18 8JU
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01767 313366 32
Allison House
Swan Lane
Sandy SG19 1NE
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01767 682998 42
The Birches
44 Hitchin Road
Shefford SG17 5JB
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01462 812757 30
Chase House
House Lane
Arlesey SG15 6YA
Mr & Mrs McGuire 01462 731276 36
Ferndale
Easton Road
Flitwick MK45 1HB
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01525 712650 30
The Limes
High Street
Henlow SG16 6AB
Mr & Mrs Wilkinson 01234 811028 8
Wren Park
Hitchin Road
Shefford SG17 5GD
G A Contracts Ltd 01462 817048 48

South Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Chalkacres
Ridgeway Avenue
Dunstable LU5 4QJ
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01582 667832 28
Claremont House
Lovent Way
LU7 8LR
Mr & Mrs Abreu 01525 852628 13
Denbigh House
Park Road
LU5 6AB
Pavilion Care Ltd 01525 872919 18
Elm Lodge
18 Stoke Road
LU7 7SW
Mr A S Nandhra 01525 371117 30
Friars Lodge
18 Priory Road
LU5 4HR
Mrs Gresham 01582 668494 20
Glebelands
The Ride
Totternhoe LU6 1RH
Mr & Mrs Barr 01582 471130 19
Greenacre
Brewers Hill Road
Dunstable LU6 1UU
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01582 576877 42
Knoll House
Studham
LU6 2QJ
Mr & Mrs Edmonds 01582 873607 23
The Knolls
Plantation Road
LU7 7JE
The Knolls
Partnership
01525 373320 50
Ryecroft
198-200 West Street
LU6 1NX
Mrs Patel 01582 661950 45
Rothwell House
15 Albany Road
LU7 8NS
Mr & Mrs Shunmoogum 01525 385186 9
St Vincents
41 Hammersmith Gardens
LU5 5RG
Mrs S Gibson 01234 868544 4
Sharnbrook Lodge
17a Park Road North
LU5 5LD
Mrs Doolan
Mr Khosla
Mr Thandi
01234 866708 12
Westlands
Duncombe Drive
Leighton Buzzard LU7 8SD
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01582 663700 30
The White House
Eggington
LU7 9PQ
United Business
Group Plc
01525 210322 23
Woodside
The Old Vicarage
LU1 4BJ
Mrs Patel 01582 423646 34

Registered Homes (Disabilities) - Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Abacus House
8 Princes Street
Dunstable LU6 3XA
Mr Menna 01582 478998 6
Albert House
167 High Street
Clapham MK41 6AH
Mr KFD Law-Hing-Choy 01234 346689 8
Azalea House
71 Winifred Road
Bedford
Mrs Dobson
Mrs Wright
01234 342215 5
Bedfordshire Cheshire
Agate House
Wobure Road MK45 2HX
Leonard Cheshire
Foundation
01525 403247 32
182 Bromham Road
Bedford
MK40 4BP
Lansdowne Homes
Care Ltd
01234 357238 6
9 Campbell Road
Bedford
Mencap 01234 270385 4
20 Campbell Road
Bedford
MK40 3DD
Mencap 01234 270385 7
7 Dove Lane
Harrold
MK43 7DF
Aldwyck Housing
Association
01234 720019 6
6 Downfield Way
Kempston
MK42 8UN
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01234 840439 6
Elstow Lodge
Wilstead Road
Elstow MK42 9YD
Mr Sabey 01234 405021 11
22 De Parys Avenue
Bedford
MK42 9TW
Mrs C Hutchinson 01234 355133 6
18 Franklin Avenue
Barton-le-Clay
Beds MK45 4LN
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01582 883465 6
Fourways
122 Spring Road
Kempston MK42 8NB
Mr & Mrs Kindred
Mr Howarth
Mrs C H Williams
01234 266391 17
The Grange
Milton Ernest
MK44 1RR
Avoca Care Ltd 01234 823082 19
Herald House
117 Hitchin Road
Shefford SG17 5JD
Home Farm Trust 01462 850022 12
120 High Street North
Dunstable
Beds LU6 1RN
Mencap 01582 475948 6
Hinwick Centre
Podington
NN8 7JD
Shaftesbury Society 01933 312470 40
Hollycroft
90 Church Street
Langford
Home Farm Trust 01462 701273 8
Houghtons
6 Sandy Road
Bedford
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01234 351248 6
15 Hubbard Close
Flitwick
Beds MK45 1XL
MacIntyre Care 01525 717037 5
Kingswalden Villas
40 The Baulk
Biggleswade SG18 0X5
Home Farm Trust 01767 318674 8
1 Lansdowne Road
Bedford
MK40 2BY
Lansdowne Homes Ltd 01234 357339 15
The Leys
Park Lane
Sharnbrook MK44 1LX
Lansdowne Homes Ltd 01234 781982 7
Loveys Lodge
14 Beresford Road
Bedford MK40 3SD
Mrs J Facey
Miss Y Smith
01234 214942 4
Milton House
37 Spencer Road
Bedford MK40 2BE
Mr H & Mrs P Bhautoo 01234 216460 15
15 Oaklands Road
Bedford
MK40 3AG
The Grange
(Beds) Ltd
01234 347822 6
The Paddocks
108 Tebworth Road
Wingfield LU7 9QH
MacIntyre Care 01525 873129 6
Pemdale
Sandy Road
Potton SG19 2QQ
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01767 262515 6
165 Putnoe Lane
Bedford
MK41 8LX
Aldwyck Housing
Association Ltd
01234 347507 6
St Margarets
10 Rothsay Road
Bedford MK40 3PW
Calsan Ltd 01234 345964 21
11 Sidney Road
Bedford
MK40 2BG
Mencap 01234 216780 4
3 Silverdale Street
Kempston
Bedford MK42 8BE
Mencap 01234 843049 8
South Lodge
2 Sidney Road
Bedford MK40 2BG
Mencap 01234 216780 9
3 Springfield Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 7GS
Mencap 01525 852897 7
64 Stagsden Road
Bromham
Bedford MK43 8PU
Walsingham Homes 01234 826106 6
Victoria Cottage
37 St Andrews Road
Bedford SK40 2LW
Mrs Tickner
Mrs Canabady
Mr Law-Hing-Choy
01234 272757 14
Westonia Court
London Road
Bedford
MacIntyre Care 01234 350641 8
Westoning Project
Westoning
Beds MK45 5JW
MacIntyre Care 01525 713866 38

Registered Homes (Mental Disorder) - Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Allison House
Swan Lane
Sandy SG19 1NE
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01767 682998 42
Azalea House
71 Winifred Road
Bedford
Mrs Dobson
Mrs Wright
01234 342215 5
Brookside
99 High Street
Bempston MK42 7BS
Care First Bedfordshire Ltd 01234 854623 20
Bunyan Lodge
66-68 Kimbolton Road
Bedford MK40 2NZ
Apex Comfort Homes 01234 346146 12
Kelvin Grove
18 Rothsay Road
Bedford MK40 3PN
MACA 01234 217287 12
2 Saxon Close
Flitwick
MacIntyre Care 01525 720170 6

Registered Homes (Alcohol Dependency) - Bedfordshire
DETAILS HOME OWNERS PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Peterhouse
9 Warwick Avenue
Bedford MK40 2EE
North British
Housing Association
01234 212031 6

Local Authority Homes - Luton
DETAILS MANAGER PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
The Acorns
7 School Lane LU4 9QS
Mrs Holmes 01582 599807 8
Apple Grove
Radnor Walk LU4 0UQ
Ms Malone 01582 604617 40
Elmtrees
35 Grange Avenue LU4 9AS
Ms Murray 01582 574582 24
Farley
Whipperley Ring LU1 5QY
Ms Bailey 01582 727194 38
The Laurels
Ely Way LU4 9QN
Mr Iqbal 01582 576877 31
The Mount
136 Tennyson Road LU1 3RP
Mr Shepherd 01582 723944 27
The Oaks
8 School Lane LU3 1ST
Mr Forryan 01582 599993 35
Rookwood
76 New Bedford Road LU3 1DE
Ms Pugh 01582 726563 25
Sherd Lodge
Marsh Farm LU3 3LY
Ms Stevens 01582 597306 41
Warden Hill
Birdsfoot Lane LU3 2DN
Ms McFarland 01582 591232 36
Wauluds House
Wauluds Bank Drive
Marsh Farm LU3 3LZ
Mr Henderson 01582 507032 29
Westlea
High Street
Leagrave LU4 9JZ
Ms Savage 01582 574587 38

Local Authority Homes - (Elderly People)
DETAILS MANAGER PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Southway
290 London Road MK42 0QE
Mrs Gibbs 01234 345284 27
Local Authority Homes - (Disabilities)
DETAILS MANAGER PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
Cherrytrees
Kytelands Road
Biggleswade SG18 8NX
Mrs Leggatt 01767 313370 23
Downing View
1-3 Loring Road
Dunstable LU6 1DZ
Mr Mead 01582 604416 23
George Beal House
off Williamson Road
Kempston
Miss McLinden 01234 854300 16
Linsell House
Ridgeway Avenue
Dunstable LU5 4QJ
Mrs Legate 01582 699438 16
Orchard House
92 Brookfield Road MK41 9LJ
MsMacKdy 01234 344448 22
Sunflower House
6 Woodcote
Putnoe MK41 8EJ
Ms Ward
Ms Capel-Jones
01234 219403 6

Local Authority Homes - (Mental Disorder)
DETAILS MANAGER PHONE BEDS CATEGORIES
42 Kimbolton Road
Bedford
Ms Kerslake 6
Steppingstones
Lancot Drive
Dunstable LU6 2AP
Mr Chapman 01582 605881 22
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HERE BELOW IS WHAT IS LEFT IN THE HANDS of Bedfordshire County Council THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN OVER BY BUPA Health Care Group !

Bedfordshire Health Authority
Official List of Registered Nursing Homes
Year 2000-2001


Contact Proprietors Beds Telephone Categories
Airedale
44 Park Avenue
Bedford MK40 2NF
Dr & Mrs T Kamyar 35 01234 218571
Alicia
109-115 Marsh Rd
Luton LU3 2QG
Apex Comfort Homes Ltd 37 01582 560500
Annandale Lodge
8 Lindon Rd
Bedford MK40 2DN
Park Care Homes Ltd 26 01234 218400
Ashleigh
12 Lindon Rd
Bedford MK40 2DA
Park Care Homes Ltd 53 01234 218850
Barton House
23-29 Marsh Rd
Luton LU3 2QS
Life Style Care Ltd 34 01582 490080
Beaumont Park
Shortmaed St
Biggleswade SG18 0AT
Pinelake Care Ltd 35 01767 313131
The Bower
7-9 Dynevor Rd
Bedford MK40 2DB
United Care Ltd
(Bedfordshire)
49 01234 266178
Byron House
73 Shakespeare Rd
Bedford MK40 2DW
Mrs M Bond 15 01234 268270
Bedfordshire Cheshire
Agate House, Woburn Rd
Ampthill MK45 2HX
The Leonard Cheshire
Foundation
30 01525 403247
Capwell Grange
Addlington Way
Oakley Rd, LutonLU4 9FJ
Care First Ltd 30 01582 491874
Chase House
House Lane
Arlesey SG15 6YA
Mr & Mrs JJ McGuire 36 01462 731276
The Crescent
12 The Crescent
Bedford MK40 2RU
Apex Comfort Homes Ltd 26 01234 266933
The Crossways
86 Hookhams Lane
Renhold MK41 0JX
Provincial Care Homes Ltd 30 01234 771694
The Dail House
9 Dynevor Road
Bedford MK40 2DB
Dial House Ltd 49 01234 402444
Elm Lodge
18 Stoke Rd, Linslade
Leighton Buzzard LU7 7SW
Mr A S Nandhra 18 01525 371117
Houghton Regis
Roman Court
Houghton Regis LU5 5UB
Scope (Contracts Division) 16 01582 861186
kimbolton Lodge
1 Kimbolton Rd
Bedford MK40 2NT
Mr & Mrs A S Rowe 38 01234 355918
Kirby House
135 West Street
Dunstable LU6 1SG
Mr & Mrs Jones 7 01582 622609
The Knolls
Plantation Rd
Leighton Buzzard LU7 7JE
The Knolls Partnership 50 01525 373320
Luton & South Beds Hospice
Great Bramingham
Streatley LU3 3NT
Luton & South Beds
Hospice Ltd
10 01582 492339
Manor Hospital
Church End
Biddenham MK40 4AW
Amicus Healthcare Ltd 25 01234 364252
Meppershall Home
79 Shefford Rd
Meppershall SG17 5LL
GA Contracts Ltd 57 01462 811224
Milton Ernest Hall
Milton Ernest
Bedford MK44 1RJ
LT Healthcare Ltd 29 01234 825305
The Old Village School
Bedford Rd
Marston Moretaine MK43 0ND
Old Village Care Ltd 42 01234 768001
Orchard Lodge
Stanbridge Rd
Tilsworth LU7 9PN
Mr M R Patel 25 01525 211059
Orchid lawns
Steppingley Hospital Grounds
Ampthill Rd
MK45 1AB
Health & Care Services Ltd 24 01525 713630
Park House
Mill Lane, Sandy
Bedforshire SG19 1NL
Mr K R Reilly 29 01767 692186
Potton House
Potton Rd
Biggleswade SG18 0EL
Health & Care Services Ltd 24 01767 314782
The Retreat
56 Bull Pond Lane
Dunstable LU6 3BJ
Mr & Mrs Jones 18 01582 472825
The Retreat Red Roof
Burr Street
Dunstable
Mr & Mrs Jones 3 01582 602710
The Salvete
15-17 Rothsay Place
Bedford MK40 3PX
Mr & Mrs [Dr] TK Bhatt 30 01234 261991
St Johns Hospice
Moggerhanger
Bedford MK44 3RJ
The Sue Ryder Foundation 20 01767 640622
St Mary's
19 Dunstable Rd
Luton LU1 1BE
ANS Ltd 60 01582 438200
Swiss Cottage
Plantation Rd
Leighton Buzzard LU7 7HU
Mr & Mrs Meachler 80 01525 377922
Taymer
Barton Rd
Silsoe MK45 4QP
Taymer Homes Ltd 32 01525 861833
Widecombe
36 Grasmere Rd
Luton LU3 2DT
Niram Investments Ltd 37 01582 505575
Wren Park
Hitchin Rd
Shefford SG17 5GD
GA Projects Ltd 46 01462 851548


Stroke patient Stan Bait is paralyzed he can't eat and drink without help Karen Brogan is a nutrition assistant Addenbrooke's Hospital the team here is only too aware that a patient's survival can partly depend on proper feeding one more mouthful for me and then worse than pudding they're trying to give me it first laughs I think it's essential that every hospital that's providing care for elderly patients particularly is mindful of the need for good nutrition and to make sure people are properly hydrated Addenbrooke's Hospital says patients are given food on demand 24 hours a day but this report explores what could be going wrong in hospitals elsewhere the healthcare professionals and relatives who believe patients are being neglected including being deprived of food and liquids a recent Lucky's report on care of the elderly attracted over 150 emails and phone calls the vast majority detailing allegations of neglect Lucas has talked to scores of bereaved relatives they said they were concerned about neglect they described patients being unable to reach their food and drink left nil by mouth for days left unattended from us heavily sedated left in cold rooms blankets removed nurse share inhibits worked with elderly patients in this region for twenty years this is my concern that that there overlooked and it's lack of resources and just who do we give the resources to and but certainly at the moment it seems that the elderly are not top of the list definitely not top of the list and the two three words you would used to describe the state of affairs as it is now pitiful and completely unacceptable for legal reasons we can't identify the following case at a hospital in this region the family of this elderly patients say they believe she was left to die she was starved to death that's what we felt she didn't die of these things that I stated we felt she was starved to death because she had no food shed no body weight in the patient's medical records staff noted she was hungry her family say she wasn't allowed to eat until she saw a dietician who they say never came to go without fluids can lead to death in days within six hours you'll get thirsty get a dry mouth headache and become confused you'll get muscle cramps and blood pressure will fall you will go into renal failure you'll get more confused you may have convulsions and you will eventually die in the coma it's a terrible death it's a terrible death here at the Health Care Commission there is acknowledgement that suffering is going on and there's talk of action the Health Care Commission says it recognizes the neglect of elderly patients is of great concern there is a very wide recognition that this is an issue in the NHS and as an organization I think what we can do is to make sure that we are inspecting these issues to make sure that we are drawing problems to the attention of trusts this death certificate is extremely rare it actually shows dehydration as a cause of death the patient had been in hospital for weeks dehydration indicates neglect but there was no post-mortem examination and no inquest now many relatives believe that some doctors are deliberately withholding food and fluids to bring about or hasten the deaths of patients many relatives have made the claims which have been raised in the House of Lords by Baroness Knight I was asked within the first 48 hours if I would be prepared to let my mum go I did ask what exactly this meant and he said well it was very simple fluids and no it would certainly be withdrawn gradually until she passed away and it's and it was made to sound like a very common thing to allow to happen she was shocked by the consultants attempts to end her mother's life she refused him permission my mum lived for five more years and she saw happiness she saw her grandchildren produced their offspring leading human rights lawyer Lord Carlile says had the consultant gone ahead he would have broken the law if a consultant deliberately reduces the level of treatment knowing that a death will result it is at the very least potentially manslaughter it could even be murder in law I have no doubt that there are some fairly clear cases that will not have been prosecuted for lack of inquiry that's not necessarily the blame the police by any means I think there is a tendency for those authorities that owned hospitals to try and avoid trouble and they prefer to deal with complaints of this sort by talking to the families and persuading them that nothing untoward has happened we have to be more rigorous in examining these cases the BBC is aware of a case police are currently investigating which involves allegations that an elderly patient suffered gross negligence including dehydration relatives MPs and peers are among those who are speaking out about the way many elderly patients are being treated sally should soy BBC Look East and if you have any worries or questions about the treatment of your elderly relatives the health care Commission has a helpline I'll give you the number a couple of times 0845 6013012 that's 08456013012