A South London care home failed to consistently manage a resident's pressure sores before he died, a watchdog has ruled.

Wandsworth Council, which placed the man in Sherwood Grange, run by Care UK, in Kingston Vale, has been ordered to pay his sister £400 for the distress caused by failings in his care.

A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report found fault with the care provided by Sherwood Grange to the man, referred to as Mr Y, and its communication with his sister, named Mrs X. It ruled the council was also at fault for its communication with Mrs X.

The council placed Mr Y in Sherwood Grange in August 2023. He was admitted to hospital in September with a severe urinary tract infection (UTI), before returning to the care home in October.

Mrs X asked the care home t

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