Gran left "begging and screaming" for 22 minutes after care home fall
A woman has called for cameras to be installed in care homes after her 92-year-old grandmother fell and was left "begging and screaming" for 22 minutes.
The harrowing footage showed Dorothy Selwood falling to the floor as she tried to grab the chair opposite her bed.
She was seen screaming and banging against whatever she could to get the attention of the staff.
The day after the fall Dorothy was in hospital where she caught a chest infection that would result in her death 10 days later.
One year on, Dorothy's granddaughter Samantha Tyson, 45, has started a campaign to get cameras in care homes across the country.
The harrowing footage showed Dorothy Selwood falling to the floor as she tried to grab the chair opposite her bed.
She was seen screaming and banging against whatever she could to get the attention of the staff.
The day after the fall Dorothy was in hospital where she caught a chest infection that would result in her death 10 days later.
One year on, Dorothy's granddaughter Samantha Tyson, 45, has started a campaign to get cameras in care homes across the country.
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