• Ivy Atkin, 86, was living in Autumn Grange residential home in Nottingham 
  
• The home was closed due to serious concerns about its standard of care
  
• Five men and six women were arrested today on suspicion of manslaughter
  

By Tara Brady

PUBLISHED: 07:39 EST, 13 August 2013 | UPDATED: 09:01 EST, 13 August 2013

Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman shortly after she was moved from a failing care home which then closed.

Ivy Atkin, 86, was living in Autumn Grange residential home in Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, but shortly after she was moved due its closure she died. 

Five men aged 37, 44, 56, 64 and 77, and six women aged 19, 20, 25, 28, 29 and 52 - have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter as part of the inquiry.

They will be questioned by detectives today.

A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: 'An investigation into the standard of care provided to residents at Autumn Grange is also under way and police are working closely with partner agencies to establish if any criminal offences took place.'

At the start of November last year, 28 residents were moved out of the privately owned home and moved to others in the area after 'serious concerns' about the standard of care provided.

A spokesman for Nottingham City Council said at the time it had been made aware of issues surrounding residents’ wellbeing, but could not comment on what type of concerns because a police investigation was under way.

According to a page on the Care Quality Commission website, the residential facility cared for elderly adults aged over 65.

Specialisms included dementia and diagnostic and screening services.

Council care providers were put in place at Autumn Grange before owners told the council they would be closing the home.

Following its closure Ian Curryer, Nottingham City Council’s director of adult social services, said: 'We can confirm that we have moved all of the former residents at Autumn Grange residential home in Sherwood to alternative homes.

'We took this action to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those residents and in response to the owners of the home informing us at short notice that they intended to close the home.

'Due to serious concerns about the standard of care and the wellbeing of residents at the home, we suspended our contract with the private provider and put in a team of our own staff to manage the care of the residents.'

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