'No one should be handled like our father was'

Family of man in RTE expose hit out at nursing home treatment

- SEAN MURPHY

A FAMILY of a nursing home patient whose care was highlighted by RTE Investigates has alleged there was a "consistent flow of poor care".

In a new episode broadcast on television last night, the family accused those responsible of failing "people who are in dire need of attention".

Several accusations were made, including claims that a man was left alone in a corridor to tear pieces of paper, left cold with only a blanket, and that urine was "all over the floor".

The programme was aired last week to allege multiple accusations of care failings for vulnerable residents at two nursing homes.

These were identified in the broadcast as Residence in Portlaoise, Co Laois, and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin, Co Dublin.