Demolition at Leas Cross to pave way for care unit

A WRECKING ball is set to banish the physical legacy of a nursing home that closed after an undercover TV programme exposed maltreatment of its elderly residents.

A two-storey section of the former Leas Cross Nursing Home will be demolished and replaced with a purpose-built, single-storey dementia care unit, if its new owners are given the green light by planners.

Mowlam Residential Care Ltd has applied to Fingal County Council for permission to demolish the old 37-bed facility and replace it with three independent 10-bed units specifically designed to cater for the needs of dementia patients.