Tens of thousands of older people are condemned to care homes where they are not fed properly and neglected by untrained staff, a health watchdog has found . Campaigners have called the findings scandalous and a serious indictment of the way that older people are cared for in England today. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found a care system overwhelmed by sick patients and in need of radical change. Its inspections of 13,930 health and care services revealed that:  One in four NHS and care home services regulated by the CQC is failing Subscribe now Login Already a subscriber? To see the full article you need to subscribe Subscribe Login Spring Lane , in Nottingham, was shut last month after a string of "completely unacceptable" failings, and that was before inspectors were told of bruising among the residents ( Chris Smyth writes ). One resident was injured in a fall and was patched up by staff, only for a GP to say two days later that a head wound needed hospital treatment. The resident needed stitches and drugs because the wound had become infected. Inspectors wrote: "As we walked around the home we noticed malodours in several areas . . . We saw stains on carpets and on beds in various rooms and on one pressure-relieving cushion where a spillage had not been cleaned. One person's bed clothes were soiled and this had not been noticed and the bed had been