>After suffering a fall in 2024, he was admitted to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, but he also experienced bladder issues and sore legs.
>As a result, he was unable to use the bath in his home and had been waiting for a walk-in wet room to be installed along with a seat, so he could finally shower again.
>When the Press visited him in July 2025, he had been unable to have a proper wash for a year.
>The neighbour who found George dead, but did not wish to be named, called the police and has revealed that at the time of his death, he was “lying in his own excrement”.
>She also raised concerns about shopping bags that had been delivered but left lying on the floor.
>“What I walked into in that house was horrific. This man still didn’t get a shower, he was lying in his own excrement.
>“There was excrement on the floor, on his cushion, on the settee. He’s been let down by every service and I really think this needs to be highlighted.
>“I think every person that was involved with this man needs hauled over the coals because he was getting a shopping woman as well.
>“What I said to the police, what really perturbed me, the shopping bag was just dumped. So the shopping wasn’t even put away.
>“He looked like a homeless man,” she commented.
>The neighbour also said that she and the police could not locate the carers folder, for George’s carers to fill out, in the property.
>She added that George had been given “no dignity”, adding: “You would not do that to an animal.”
>“He was lying in his bed with a T-shirt on, no undergarments, nothing, with faeces on the carpet, faeces on the sofa.
Truly horrifying.
I’m concerned how long it took them to find him? Was the shopping an online order? If so, I understand if someone from the likes of Tesco may only leave shopping at the door – even if there’s no response but the door is unlocked, as that’s the limit to their job. But the fact this person had carers and was clearly neglected is unacceptable, is there even a cap for maximum waiting times for a shower to be installed? It seems like it shouldn’t be longer than 8 weeks.
MoffTanner on
The police not finding the carers folder implies to me some fraud was occurring and the likely private carers were skipping him.
Frosty_Gas_4930 on
Every aspect of this country is gradually being destroyed by charlatans….18 months yet boat hoppers get near vip treatment…
GillianHolroyd1 on
Having recently had a first hand experience of the care system its appalling. Refusal do the most basic necessary tasks because its not in their remit. Being billed for an hour hey stay for five minutes. Really frightening to be reliant on that
RobocopsMaw on
Most people on this sub will be appalled by this, but from my reckoning most people on this sub also voted for Brexit. The unfortunate truth is the care system was propped up by immigrants who would work for cheap wages. No one wants to do care work so the staff either aren’t there, are dangerously rushed, or the people in the job don’t care because it’s so poorly paid. It’s only going to get worse too.
GodsBicep on
This doesn’t surprise me.
I have a council flat, it took them 3 years to replace the backdoor with an actual exterior door and not an interior door. Baring in mind i got this flat after being homeless so was already paranoid. The carpenter that came round to look at it got genuinely angry about it because apparently not only was it an interior door it wasnt even a fire door. I was also told that that “temporary” door was put in because it was burglarised 6 months before I moved in
Sure I am priveleged to have a council flat as a single male (and I am) however the council get away with so much that even a private renter wouldnt. The door wasnt the only issue btw. When I moved in I had to clean human shit from the wall as the poor deary that lived in this flat prior to me had alzheimers. They couldn’t even be arsed to clean it before moving me in.
Frosty_Gas_4930 on
I’m in no way surprised by the mass downvotes here of all places but my point is this guy was severely let down over an extremely long period yet illegal immigrants are given hotels 3 meals and dental appointments immediately without issue, the systems for the needy are skewed beyond belief.
leahcar83 on
This doesn’t surprise me. My grandmother faced a similar thing, where after repeated hospital stays for falls she requested an accessible shower in her council house. She was denied this because it would be a waste of money to only have to change it back for the person who moves in after her. She’d lived there for 60 years. Last month she died after two years in a care home, and my grandfather lives in the council house alone. Like the man in the article he struggles to wash, he’s a fall risk, he cannot do his own shopping. At home care is unaffordable for us, so currently my mother and my uncle split his care between them despite neither living nearby. We are really fortunate that as a family we are able to do this, and that he has lovely neighbours who clean his house and maintain his garden for mates rates.
For people that don’t have the same kind of family or community support my grandfather has, they are left to fend for themselves. I know my grandfather wouldn’t know how to access benefits, support, or medical care if he didn’t have family to help.
The system is designed to be inaccessible to the most vulnerable, because when it doesn’t pay out they’re the least likely to complain.
theoneandonlyvesper on
In parts of the West, it can feel like people will mobilise a small army for a mistreated pet but barely blink when their own neighbours are struggling right in front of them. The compassion shows up, just… selectively
TheOrgazoid88 on
Poor guy failed by the system. Careers like this need good wages. Good wages for the hard task and long hours is what is needed to take care of our most vulnerable
greenlightsmith242 on
Who is the landlord. It’s probably a Social Housing organisation and they need to be dragged for this. Poor guy, he deserved better.
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>After suffering a fall in 2024, he was admitted to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, but he also experienced bladder issues and sore legs.
>As a result, he was unable to use the bath in his home and had been waiting for a walk-in wet room to be installed along with a seat, so he could finally shower again.
>When the Press visited him in July 2025, he had been unable to have a proper wash for a year.
>The neighbour who found George dead, but did not wish to be named, called the police and has revealed that at the time of his death, he was “lying in his own excrement”.
>She also raised concerns about shopping bags that had been delivered but left lying on the floor.
>“What I walked into in that house was horrific. This man still didn’t get a shower, he was lying in his own excrement.
>“There was excrement on the floor, on his cushion, on the settee. He’s been let down by every service and I really think this needs to be highlighted.
>“I think every person that was involved with this man needs hauled over the coals because he was getting a shopping woman as well.
>“What I said to the police, what really perturbed me, the shopping bag was just dumped. So the shopping wasn’t even put away.
>“He looked like a homeless man,” she commented.
>The neighbour also said that she and the police could not locate the carers folder, for George’s carers to fill out, in the property.
>She added that George had been given “no dignity”, adding: “You would not do that to an animal.”
>“He was lying in his bed with a T-shirt on, no undergarments, nothing, with faeces on the carpet, faeces on the sofa.
Truly horrifying.
I’m concerned how long it took them to find him? Was the shopping an online order? If so, I understand if someone from the likes of Tesco may only leave shopping at the door – even if there’s no response but the door is unlocked, as that’s the limit to their job. But the fact this person had carers and was clearly neglected is unacceptable, is there even a cap for maximum waiting times for a shower to be installed? It seems like it shouldn’t be longer than 8 weeks.
The police not finding the carers folder implies to me some fraud was occurring and the likely private carers were skipping him.
Every aspect of this country is gradually being destroyed by charlatans….18 months yet boat hoppers get near vip treatment…
Having recently had a first hand experience of the care system its appalling. Refusal do the most basic necessary tasks because its not in their remit. Being billed for an hour hey stay for five minutes. Really frightening to be reliant on that
Most people on this sub will be appalled by this, but from my reckoning most people on this sub also voted for Brexit. The unfortunate truth is the care system was propped up by immigrants who would work for cheap wages. No one wants to do care work so the staff either aren’t there, are dangerously rushed, or the people in the job don’t care because it’s so poorly paid. It’s only going to get worse too.
This doesn’t surprise me.
I have a council flat, it took them 3 years to replace the backdoor with an actual exterior door and not an interior door. Baring in mind i got this flat after being homeless so was already paranoid. The carpenter that came round to look at it got genuinely angry about it because apparently not only was it an interior door it wasnt even a fire door. I was also told that that “temporary” door was put in because it was burglarised 6 months before I moved in
Sure I am priveleged to have a council flat as a single male (and I am) however the council get away with so much that even a private renter wouldnt. The door wasnt the only issue btw. When I moved in I had to clean human shit from the wall as the poor deary that lived in this flat prior to me had alzheimers. They couldn’t even be arsed to clean it before moving me in.
I’m in no way surprised by the mass downvotes here of all places but my point is this guy was severely let down over an extremely long period yet illegal immigrants are given hotels 3 meals and dental appointments immediately without issue, the systems for the needy are skewed beyond belief.
This doesn’t surprise me. My grandmother faced a similar thing, where after repeated hospital stays for falls she requested an accessible shower in her council house. She was denied this because it would be a waste of money to only have to change it back for the person who moves in after her. She’d lived there for 60 years. Last month she died after two years in a care home, and my grandfather lives in the council house alone. Like the man in the article he struggles to wash, he’s a fall risk, he cannot do his own shopping. At home care is unaffordable for us, so currently my mother and my uncle split his care between them despite neither living nearby. We are really fortunate that as a family we are able to do this, and that he has lovely neighbours who clean his house and maintain his garden for mates rates.
For people that don’t have the same kind of family or community support my grandfather has, they are left to fend for themselves. I know my grandfather wouldn’t know how to access benefits, support, or medical care if he didn’t have family to help.
The system is designed to be inaccessible to the most vulnerable, because when it doesn’t pay out they’re the least likely to complain.
In parts of the West, it can feel like people will mobilise a small army for a mistreated pet but barely blink when their own neighbours are struggling right in front of them. The compassion shows up, just… selectively
Poor guy failed by the system. Careers like this need good wages. Good wages for the hard task and long hours is what is needed to take care of our most vulnerable
Who is the landlord. It’s probably a Social Housing organisation and they need to be dragged for this. Poor guy, he deserved better.