Scandal of Leas Cross hangs over nursing home

THE shocking scandal of Leas Cross appears to have been repeated after a litany of “horrifying” abuses were identified at a high-profile Dublin nursing home.

An affidavit lodged by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) against Rostrevor House Nursing Home in Rathgar has again identified serious concerns over how Ireland treats its senior citizens.

The legal document, which led to an interim court order last Friday canceling the home’s registration, has detailed a series of disturbing inadequacies at the facility.