Report calls for nationwide changes to the way care placements are managedPeople with autism living in a care home in Somerset were taunted, bullied and humiliated by staff, a review has found. The review calls for nationwide changes to the way care placements are managed. It was one of seven dwellings at the National Autistic Society’s Somerset Court campus. Set in 26 acres (10.5 hectares) of land near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset Court was the first specialist centre for people with autism in the UK. “People living at our Mendip House care service were not shown proper care and respect and were mistreated by a group of our staff,” he said.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2018 10:52 UTC