THE care home which was at the centre of a police investigation after one of their residents was found with a maggot-infested pressure sore has been named.

When Alan Church was admitted to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in July 2015, staff found bruises all over his body and 12 pressure sores, including one in his heel which had maggots in it.

The 89-year-old grandfather-of-seven, who suffered with dementia, was a resident at Woodbury House Care Home in Swallowfield.

A safeguarding adults review report on the case, published last month, revealed the harrowing details, but did not name the care home or Mr Church.

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However, the case was made public after the family hired medical negligence lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate.

Speaking after the incident, his son David Church said: “We were shocked and absolutely horrified when we saw the full extent of my dad’s condition and injuries.”

Thames Valley Police launched an investigation into possible ill-treatment or wilful neglect at the care home and officers seized paperwork and potential evidence, while staff were interviewed by a detective sergeant.

Welfare checks were carried out on other residents at the home and a temporary embargo was put in place that prevented new residents from being admitted to the home.

The Care Quality Commission concluded there was “insufficient evidence to support a realistic prospect of conviction”.

Brighter Kind, which runs the care home, was ordered to follow an action plan and make a range of improvements.

According to the review, that plan was “applied in a timely and effective manner”.

The review also found that Mr Church’s daughter raised concerns about the quality of his care in April 2015, but they were not shared with Wokingham Borough Council for five months.

She said her father was left to sit in his own urine at the care home, went days without a wash and once went a day without food.

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The review states: “The opportunity to appropriately respond and assess the quality of care and impact was missed.”

It also says a member of staff had “correctly” raised safeguarding concerns when Mr Church was a resident there, but the council failed to conduct a thorough investigation.

Brighter Kind is part of the Four Seasons Health Care Group.

A Four Seasons Health Care Group spokeswoman said: "We deeply regret the incident which took place in 2015 and the distress experienced by the resident and his family. 

"We are confident that this does not reflect the standards at the home today and both the local authorities and CQC have recognised that we responded well to the incident. 

"At the last CQC inspection, we are pleased to say that Woodbury was rated ‘good’ and the inspectors praised the team.”

After the incident, Mr Church was transferred to a different care home but he died in August 2015.

The cause of death was recorded as pneumonia and severe ischaemic heart disease.