The Regulator of Social Housing says Basildon Borough Council needs to make "fundamental changes".
Essex Police say there was nothing criminal in a post made by Basildon Council's Gavin Callaghan.
She believes the wedding ring was stolen from his hospital bedside before his death from cancer.
Money, electronic devices and medical equipment are among the items snatched from wards.
Police say the woman, from east London, died at the scene of Friday's collision.
Gavin Callaghan, leader of Basildon Council, says he is "deeply sorry" for the error.
Hollie Dance is convicted after the incident in which she "stalked" her victim in her BMW.
A pedestrian has serious injuries, having only left hospital in the previous two hours.
The RSPCA is appealing for find new owners for a great Dane who was saved from squalid conditions.
