Ruthie Henshall fears her dementia-stricken mum will die thinking she was ‘abandoned’ by family

Ruthie Henshall has opened up on her fears that her mother will die in her care home thinking she had been ‘abandoned’ by her own family, after her visits were cut amid the pandemic.  The West End star, 53, has been unable to hug her dementia-stricken mother Gloria, 87, since March due to coronavirus restrictions, … Read more

Ruthie Henshall says she’ll ‘fight’ to visit her dementia-stricken mother in her care home

West End star Ruthie Henshall has said she will ‘fight for the right’ to see her dementia-stricken mother in her care home after an upsetting Facetime call.  The actress, 53, who took part on 2020’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, said her mother Gloria, who’s in her eighties, ‘never said a … Read more

Disturbing moment care home staff drag dementia-stricken pensioner, 85, across room

This disturbing video shows the moment care home staff dragged a quivering and distressed disabled pensioner across her room, leaving her in a urine-stained bed. Michael Lanera fitted a spy camera in his 85-year-old dementia-stricken mother’s room in Halifax, West Yorkshire, after he suspected she was being mistreated. The shocking video, filmed on December 1, … Read more

Shocking moment dementia-stricken is removed from window visit as daughter begs carers

A woman who was arrested for taking dementia-stricken mother out of her care home has shared the shocking moment carers coldly cut her window visit short after ‘ignoring concerns’ about her health.  Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault last month after trying to take her 97-year-old mother Tina Thornborough out … Read more

Retired pilot, 84, kills his dementia-stricken wife, 85… then takes his own life 

Concorde pioneer’s tragic ‘act of love’: Retired pilot, 84, kills his dementia-stricken wife, 85… then takes his own life Tony Meadows, 84, became depressed while caring for dementia-stricken wife  Wife Paula, 85, and her husband were found dead on April 2 last year   Mr Meadows took his own life and Mrs Meadows was unlawfully killed … Read more

Corrie actress’s nurse mother tells of desperate battle to see star’s dementia-stricken grandmother

The mother of a Coronation Street actress has spoken about the emotional moment in which she burst into a care home and hugged her dementia-stricken mother for the first time in nine months – leading police to arrest her. Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault yesterday after trying to take her … Read more

Farmer who built extension on Snowdonia home for his dementia-stricken mother told to tear it down

A farmer who built an extension to house his sick mother during lockdown has been ordered to take it down by Snowdonia park chiefs. Alun Lewis, from Nasareth near Caernarfon, had plans in place to build an extension on his farmhouse. The initial plan was approved in 2019 but then his 79-year-old mother fell ill … Read more