A woman was found to have an "excessive concentration" of drugs in her system after dying in a Merseyside care home.
Beryl Ellison was in Alexandra Care Home in Newton-le-Willows receiving end-of-life care after she suffered from pneumonia and septicemia, and had an amputation of her leg and finger due to blood clots. On June 28, 2022, at around 10am, Mrs Ellison was due her medication and when one of the care workers went to check on her she was "drowsy and sleepy" after she uncharacteristically didn't press her call button at the time of her medications.
The care assistant took her observations which were concerning and then went to find the staff nurse on shift before going to call an ambulance. Before the care assistant could call an ambulance, the staff nurse informed her Mrs Ellison had died.
