text: Ethel Rider, who has severe dementia, fell from her bed at the Half Acre Care Home in Radcliffe, when she was being turned to prevent bed sores . Two care home workers who left a mute dementia patient in agony after she fell on the floor, then lied about what had happened, have been jailed. Ethel Rider, 87, suffered a broken pelvis and was left ‘cowering’ in pain after falling from her bed. But even though the grandmother was in agony, her carers failed to seek medical help and simply lifted her back into bed. Because she is mute, Mrs Rider was unable to tell anyone what had happened. It was only 24 hours later that a nurse realised she was in agonising pain and called an ambulance. The injury occurred because one of her carers, Susan Logan, had tried to turn her by herself – against the proper procedure at the private home. But when asked what had happened, Logan and her supervisor, Lauren Gillies, lied, saying Mrs Rider had fallen out of bed. Yesterday both were beginning six-month prison sentences after a judge branded them ‘idle’, saying they had cut corners to give themselves longer breaks. Afterwards the pensioner’s family slammed the carers’ ‘disgusting’ betrayal and said they were pleased both had been jailed. The Daily Mail’s Dignity for the Elderly campaign has repeatedly highlighted examples of poor care in residential homes and on NHS wards. Mrs Rider, a retired factory worker, moved into the Half Acre Care Home in Radcliffe, near Manchester, where staff working in pairs were meant to turn her in bed every two hours. But on May 19 last year, Logan, 59, was trying to turn Mrs Rider by herself when the pensioner fell out of bed. Bolton Crown Court heard how it may have been some time before the emergency alarm was called and Gillies, 25, arrived to find the grandmother in pain and on the floor. ‘She was left on the floor for 40 minutes,’ said Jonathan Turner, prosecuting. ‘She was then hoisted back into the bed. No ambulance was called and the story was devised between the two of them.’ The court heard how Mrs Rider, who now has the mental capacity of a baby, is mute and would have been unable to convey the pain of being hoisted back into bed with a broken pelvis. Care workers Lauren Gillies, 25 (left) and Susan Logan, 59, (right) have been jailed for six months each . Logan, of Radcliffe, and Gillies, of Ramsbottom, admitted wilful neglect. Judge Timothy Stead told them: ‘What you did between the two of you was outrageous. Your decisions have been described as stupid, but I would use a stronger word. They were criminally wrong.’ Mrs Rider’s daughter Julie Murphy, 52, from Radcliffe, said: ‘I am satisfied they have been jailed. What they did is disgusting.’ Four Seasons Health Care, which runs the home, said: ‘We are very sorry for the distress caused to Mrs Rider and her family as a result of the actions of the carers.’ A spokesman for the care home said they were 'very sorry for the distress caused to Mrs Rider and her family'
target: Ethel Rider, 87, dropped from her bed at Half Acre Care Home in Radcliffe .
  Was left cowering on the floor for 40 minutes and sustained pelvic fracture .
  Carers Lauren Gillies, 25, and Susan Logan, 59, covered up the incident .
  They have now been jailed for six months each for concocting story .
  Ambulance finally called only when another carer saw her howling in pain .