Cyril Neame 's ( pictured ) distraught family have moved the 83-year-old from his care home after he was bitten by a rat while he slept . A war veteran with dementia has been moved from his care home after being bitten by a rat while he slept . Cyril Neame 's family accused staff at Haydon Mayer care home of failing to promptly tell them about the attack which left him with bite marks , bruising and recurring nightmares . The 83-year-old was taken to hospital and given a tetanus jab after being bitten on his right hand but staff at the council-run home did n't tell his wife for another two days . When the dementia sufferer was returned to hospital five weeks later for a bad case of cellulitis - a skin infection - the local authority decided to investigate . They cleared the care home of any wrongdoing but Mr Neame was too scared to return and has now been removed by his family . His wife Mavis , 79 , said : 'It was such a shock because it 's such an unusual thing to happen . It was very upsetting . 'It did n't seem real and it 's only afterwards you realise how bad it is . 'He was very worried about going back to the care home because he was worried that if he complained he would n't get good treatment . 'It 's one of those things , it 's so rare and unfortunate . ' Daughter-in-law Natasha Ann Neame said staff told them the rat must have entered through an open window because it was raining outside the home in Herne Bay , Kent . The pensioner was left with puncture marks and bruising on his arms after being bitten by the rodent and had to be given a tetanus jab by care home staff . Mr Neame was attacked last October at the council-run facility in Herne Bay , Kent but his family say they were not told about the incident until he was taken to hospital with cellulitis and doctors discovered the bite mark . She also questioned the decision not to inform them immediately of the attack last October . Natasha , 26 , said Mr. Neame , who fought with the Gloucester Regiment in the Korean War , was tormented by nightmares of the incident . The Korean War veteran , who fought with the Gloucester Regiment , has been tormented by recurring nightmares ever since the incident . She added : 'He said it was a big rat and that it had climbed up onto his bed and it was on his abdomen . 'He did n't realise what it was and when he brushed it off it bit him on the hand and he called for help . 'At first he was joking about the whole thing but then he started having nightmares about the incident . 'He said he feared the rats were going to get him when he was in hospital . 'They should have called us immediately rather then wait so they could talk to us face to face as he was really distressed . 'His care in general was just not good enough and the doctors could n't believe his cellulitis had been allowed to get that bad . 'We are angry about it but he is safe now and that is what matters . ' Kent County Council launched an investigation after the retired postman 's admission to hospital but have now cleared staff of any blame . A spokesman said : 'Our investigation found that the staff had acted professionally and appropriately to safeguard residents . 'Mr Neame was later admitted to hospital with a condition unrelated to the rat bite and then decided he no longer wanted to remain at Haydon Mayer . 'Mr Neame 's case manager supported him to move to another nursing home after leaving hospital and we understand he has settled in well . ' The most recent CQC inspection of the care home found no problems with the quality of care provided . Mr Neame has now been moved to the High Meadows home in Canterbury . The local authority launched an investigation into the incident at Haydon Mayer Care Home ( pictured ) in Kent but have since cleared it of any wrongdoing . Mr Neame 's wife Mavis ( pictured with daughter in-law Natasha Ann Neame ) says her husband , who suffers from dementia , was too scared to go back to the care home and had to be moved after the distressing incident .
Cyril Neame was bitten while he slept at Haydon Mayer care home in Kent . He was taken to hospital but his family were n't immediately told of incident . Wife Mavis said he was so scared he had to be moved to another home .