A CARER who was well loved died after suffering a brain haemorrhage at her home.

Bernadette Egerton-Mears, of Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, was seen face down on her living room floor by her daughter Emily, who saw her through the window after going round to check on her.

Bolton Coroner’s Court was told Emily then asked for help from a neighbour and paramedics were called as the resident broke in.

Mum-of-three Bernadette, aged 51, had died.

Police attended the scene, at around 7.45pm on February 2 this year, and found there were no suspicious circumstances.

A post-mortem investigation was carried out and pathologist Dr Patrick Waugh concluded the cause of death was an intracerebral haemorrhage, a bleed on the brain. Hypertension, known as high blood pressure, was also noted by Dr Waugh.

The blood thinners that Bernadette was on for her high blood pressure was listed as a contributory factor too.

Coroner Simon Nelson agreed with the pathologist’s conclusions when recording Bernadette’s cause of death.

He recorded a conclusion of natural causes.

Bernadette also suffered with an irregular heartbeat. And she took painkillers for her knee as well.

The night before Bernadette was found dead her brother Eric called round and recalled that she appeared to be drunk, which was believed to have been as a result of drowsiness caused by the painkillers.

Bernadette’s GP at Harwood Group Practice, Dr Andrew Hill, said she was prescribed blood thinners for her blood pressure and in November her dosage was adjusted and set to be reviewed in a month. But a follow-up appointment was never made.

Mr Nelson criticised the surgery for not having a “red flag” system in place.

In a statement, about her mother, Emily added: “She was a funny, happy and lovable individual and was very much family-orientated.”

The inquest heard that thought she was a larger lady, Bernadette had made efforts to lose weight and at one point shed seven stone.