A shamed care boss who ran a home where 19 vulnerable adults died has left her senior role after damaging revelations in The Argus.

Sarah O’Mara was personally criticised for serious failings at Orchid View care home in Copthorne, which was riddled with “institutionalised abuse”.

But it was established on Monday she had been appointed to take charge of a new service at the site of Orchid View.

Ms O’Mara, from Hastings, was area manager for Southern Cross, which closed Orchid View and later dissolved.

Care UK subsequently acquired the property and opened it in August 2012 as Francis Court.

Ms O’Mara was appointed by Care UK in July 2013 as regional director and oversaw the home until Monday.

A second manager Mark Cash, who also worked at Orchid View and moved to Care UK, has also left the company.

A Care UK spokesman said: “Care UK initiated a review into the coroner’s findings immediately after the inquest concluded on Friday, to address in particular any observations by the coroner that concern the conduct of any of Care UK’s current employees who were previously involved in the Southern Cross management structure responsible for the Orchid View home.

“Subsequently, both Sarah O’Mara, appointed by Care UK as a regional manager in July 2013, and Mark Cash, appointed by Care UK in March 2013 as a regional operations director, have left the company. Neither now works for Care UK.”

On her Linked-In professional profile O’Mara boasted of a “consistent record of improving quality care delivery” and “sound commercial judgement delivering profit-driven results”.

But the inquest heard of hundreds of medical blunders and a ‘no agency staff’ policy at the chronically under-staffed home.

West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield said: “There was institutionalised abuse throughout the home which started at a very early stage.

“Nobody did anything about it.

“This was from the top down. It was completely mismanaged and under-staffed and failed to provide a safe environment for residents.”

Linzi Collings, daughter of Jean Halfpenny, 77, who died after given a medical overdose at Orchid View, said: “How can you just walk away from 19 deaths at a home you are responsible for?

“Any other industry you would be held to account.

“But it seems in this industry, that it just doesn't matter.

"It seems that they think they can just move on without regard. Well, we can't just move on with our lives."