Six per cent suffered serious physical neglect at home, including being left regularly without food, not being looked after or taken to the doctor when ill.

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Castlebeck, the company at the centre of a BBC-exposed scandal into physical abuse and neglect at one of its care homes, has gone into administration.

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Texas Child Protection Services confirmed it had received allegations of physical abuse and neglect and was investigating, but had not yet determined whether the allegations were true.

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As his files documented, as a child he suffered from poor nutrition, severe parental neglect, sustained physical and sexual abuse, early head injuries, learning disabilities, poor cognitive functioning and lead exposure.

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There are more and more cases of physical and mental abuse, including neglect, suffered by the elderly at the hands of their families.

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The allegations include physical abuse and neglectful supervision, or neglect, he said.

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The largest increases concern neglect of residents, up from 554 to 708, and physical abuse, up from 238 to 324.

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