My friend Ellena McCabe, who has died aged 104, was the inspiration behind the creation of a social care reform campaign in Scotland at the age of 99, when she complained about standards in Scottish nursing homes.
As a resident of a care home herself, Ellena’s concerns led to the creation of BetterCareScotland, the charity of which I am director of research, and which aims to get the Social Work and Care Inspectorate to properly address alleged abuses. Ellena was the campaign’s driving force, telling us at every opportunity: “Don’t let them get away with it.”
