‘No staff...so I was left to rot’
A PARALYSED pensioner told how he felt suicidal after being left lying afraid, helpless and without food and drink for two and a half days.
Steven King, 68, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, claims he was “left to rot” when his care agency told him they did not have enough staff in the area to attend to him.
The former store manager was then left completely on his own for 60 hours, with just a sandwich and two drinks. His ordeal ended when NHS out-of-hours provider Medvivo arrived at his house.
He said: “I felt suicidal for all of that time. I had no-one to support me, and I completely lost interest in life. I genuinely thought this would be the end of me. Throughout the whole time, I had no clue what was going on and when my next meal would come through.
“The council just said they couldn’t find arrangements for my care.”
Mr King, who has no family who can look after him, said: “My local council has been of no help to me and the social care system is not fit for purpose.”