The family of an elderly man who died at the age of 87 in an understaffed and grubby nursing home, which was later ordered to shut down, say he was treated 'disgustingly'.
Derek Pike, who had advanced dementia, went to live in the nursing home in June 2020 after his wife Christine, aged 84, had a fall and could no longer take care of him.
He tragically died five months later and, due to Covid-19 restrictions, his loved ones were only able to visit Berrystead Nursing and Residential Home, in Syston, Leicestershire, in the final weeks of his life - and they were "disgusted" at the poor state they found him in.
