MARTIN BLASTS CARE HOME ABUSE AS 'UNACCEPTABLE'

IT IS “unacceptable” and “very concerning” that nursing home operators would ‘allow’ abuse of elderly residents in their facilities, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. He made the comments shortly before a harrowing RTÉ investigation documentary was due to air, exposing shocking treatment in Irish nursing homes.

- BY LOUISE BURNE Political Correspondent

It went undercover in two nursing homes, showing residents crying out for help, left in soiled clothes and being incorrectly handled.