Residents take action to save nursing unit
Yesterday at the High Court, lawyers acting for Maureen Delaney, aged 89, Bridget O’Neill, aged 92, and Catherine Kelly, aged 93, who have been cared for at the Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit in Co Laois, claimed they have been left devastated after the HSE decided earlier this month to shut down the unit, which has been their home for several years.
In correspondence before the court, the HSE said the unit was being closed on a phased basis due to reduced financial allocation, difficulties in meeting HIQA standards, its ability to deliver a safe service in light of reducing staff numbers and due to the public service moratorium.
