A disabled man choked to death on his own incontinence pad in the communal dining area of a scandal-hit care home.
Matthew Dale, 43, was found dead at Vancouver House on Vancouver Road, Netherley, at around 11.50pm on December 27 2020. The severely disabled man, who hailed from Warrington, had been living at the home for nine years, and received one-to-one care between 8am and 8pm each day.
At his inquest today, January 18, his dad Stuart Dale said: “Matthew required constant supervision. One of the main issues was Matthew tried to put anything in his mouth. That included newspaper, pieces of glass and incontinence pads. You could tell when Matthew had been to a party because you could see glitter in his poo."
