Inspections at home showed ‘deficits in care’

INSPECTIONS of Leas Cross show that there was a “consistent pattern of deficits in care” at the home, according to Professor Des O’Neill’s investigation.

Prior to an overhaul of checks when the RTÉ exposé revealed neglect at the home, the focus during inspections was on physical surroundings at the facility.

This changed after the death of Dorothy Black in early 2004, contends Prof O’Neill.