Ruling 20 003 448

Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of his late wife’s care. He said it failed to provide suitable overnight care and it wrongly withdrew the care it had arranged. As a result, Mr X said he and his wife experienced distress and uncertainty. We found the Council was at fault for the lack of clarity about what overnight care support Mrs Y would receive. On balance, it was also at fault for withdrawing the overnight care it had arranged. The Council agreed to apologise and make payment to Mr X to acknowledge the distress and uncertainty it caused him. As Mrs Y has sadly passed away, we cannot remedy the injustice she experienced.