Nursing home faces Leas Cross-style inquiry

A LEAS Cross-style inquiry into the substandard care exposed at a second private nursing home is still a possibility, the minister with responsibility for older people said.

Minster Sean Power said he was in discussions with officials at the Department of Health about a potential investigation into conditions at the Bedford House nursing home in Balbriggan, Co Dublin and he expected to conclude those talks within a matter of weeks.

“There are serious questions to be answered in relation to that (the nursing home) and I have not made any decision on it,” he said. “It’s not something I want to long-finger.”