[jaydee]

So I finally got justice, if you can call it that, for my brother in Court today.
He is in his 60's with Downes Syndrome, partially deaf and dementia in a care home with 3 others.
I had my suspicions about not being looked after properly, and the clincher was when he "fell out of bed", a contusion on his forehead and 2 big black eyes.
So I did my legal research and planted a listening device in his room.

Within 24 hours caught someone screaming abuse at him because he urinated on the floor in the middle of the night.
You could clearly hear him getting a smack to the head, he called out in pain, then can hear the carer screaming at him to get up off the bed and grabbed him by the arms and pulled him off the bed, again calling out in pain, has arthritis in his hands and knees.
Gave the tape to Police, they interviewed the carer a couple of days later. She made full admissions to Police who charged her with aggravated common assault by 2. She was also instantly dismissed by the company.

Today, finally, after 2 remands, she put her hand up.
Got a **** weak fine and a spent conviction, WTF.
Impact statement from the family on brothers behalf not even handed to Magistrate by prosecutor and no objection to spent conviction.
So potentially could work in the field again, but we have informed NDIS Commission so hopefully she is black listed.
This is a very vulnerable person, who can't communicate and relied on this person to provide care and support.
Anyway, done now, finally got some sort of justice for the poor bugger, as if lifes not tough enough for him.

So if you have family in care, monitor them and listen to their complaints.