Brain injury victims’ treatment ‘inadequate’

PLACING brain injury sufferers in psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes is hindering their recovery by preventing them from living independent lives, it was claimed yesterday.

Brain injury victims’ treatment ‘inadequate’

More than 10,000 people in Ireland are affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) and incidence of the condition as a result of accidents or illness is increasing every year, said the Peter Bradley Foundation.

Established in 2000 by the family of Dubliner Mr Bradley, who suffered two brain injuries in his youth, it provides assisted living to ABI victims, allowing them to lead independent lives in their own communities.

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