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.<br /><br />The harrowing footage showed Dorothy Selwood falling to the floor as she tried to grab the chair opposite her bed. <br /><br />She was seen screaming and banging against whatever she could to get the attention of the staff.<br /><br />The day after the fall Dorothy was in hospital where she caught a chest infection that would result in her death 10 days later.<br /><br />One year on, Dorothy's granddaughter Samantha Tyson, 45, has started a campaign to get cameras in care homes across the country.<br /><br />She said: "Every year, thousands of elderly people suffer from neglect and abuse in care homes. My nan was one of them.<br /><br />"In the last year of her life, she fell from the bed and her calls for help were ignored for 22 minutes.<br /><br />"It breaks my heart to think that she suffered so much in her final days.<br /><br />"If we didn’t have cameras we’d not have known how uncaring and uncompassionate the staff were.<br /><br />"We’d be always wondering if nan's claims of bad staff behaviour were from a confused lady or genuine.<br /><br />"Now we know and other relatives should be able to have cameras too.<br /> <br />"I believe this will help reduce neglect and bad treatment in care homes.<br /><br />"It also protects the staff from false claims."<br /><br />Dorothy's family installed cameras in her room over concerns about the care she was receiving at Blossoms Care Home in Greenhithe, Kent. <br /><br />The family only reviewed the footage the morning after when she was already in the hospital and were horrified.<br /><br />Samantha, a beautician, from Dartford, Kent, said: "Nan was classed as a high fall risk and her room was very far from the communal lounge.<br /><br />"She fell a few times and I told them she would fall again and no one would hear her.<br /><br />"The night of the video it was dark. She tried to get to the chair. She slipped and fell.<br /><br />"The fall mat did not alert staff as it was faulty and she lay screaming and banging for 22 minutes.<br /><br />"Her stick was across the room and her frame nowhere to be seen.<br /><br />"Finally when two members of staff finally came they shouted and asked her 'Why are you on the floor?'<br /><br />"Then both walked out without comforting her or asking if she was ok or hurt."<br /><br />According to Samantha, Dorothy said she was afraid of the night staff which raised concerns for the family and prompted them to install cameras.<br /><br />She added: "My nan told us they were not treating her well so we put cameras in with the manager's consent and also Nan's consent.<br /><br />"She felt safer once we installed the camera as we could access it 24/7 and talk to her through it."<br /><br />Although Dorothy's family have been through a year of trauma and distress, they decided not to pursue legal action or even name the care home publicly.<br /><br />After posting the video online she found so many terrified relatives thinking this was the care home their loved ones were in so she decided to name them.
