A GRANDDAD who suffered a stroke after carers failed to visit him 142 times has won £900,000 in compensation.

The vulnerable man, aged 63 at the time, should have been visited two or three times a day by carers to give him stroke-prevention drug Dabigatran.

However staff from Ashley Care LLP, based in Southend, failed to turn up 142 times over a 12-week period.

The company carers failed to visit in the four days prior to his stroke.

Law firm Osbornes Law represented the man, who is now 69 and was left paralysed down his right side. He cannot speak and his life expectancy has been reduced.

The grandfather was granted anonymity by the courts, was supposed to be visited regularly due to his mental health difficulties.

His daughter said: “We were told that he had a one per cent chance of survival so it’s miracle he is still here, but he should never have been put in this position.

“We don’t know how long he was lying there, as the carers hadn’t been in for four days, which undoubtedly made the outcome substantially worse.”

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The man was supposed to receive care visits three times a day from from March 25, 2015, and two times a day from April 10, 2015. He made his distress call to his niece on June 14 and was transferred to an acute stroke ward at Southend Hospital.

His daughter added: “My dad collapsed but managed to call his niece and just said ‘help’ down the phone. They found him on the floor, covered in faeces and unable to speak.

“It’s so upsetting to know that those who were supposed to be helping him recover and making his life better, couldn’t even be bothered to turn up a lot of the time.

“My dad’s carers stole my peace of mind and now I find it difficult to trust anybody looking after my dad.”

Stephanie Prior, head of clinical negligence at Osbornes Law, said: “This tragic case is a stark warning to care providers to ensure that that they attend all client visits as planned they are supposed to as they have the lives of those they care for in their hands.”

According to the Care Quality Commission, Ashley Care LLP closed in 2016.

Viv Storey, managing director, said: “Ashley Care LLP is no longer trading and closed several years ago. We cannot make any comment therefore.”