Residents at home hit and bitten daily

Severely disabled care home residents locked up on their own and undernourished, Hiqa report finds

Severely disabled residents are being locked up on their own, undernourished and subjected to hitting and biting every day, a shocking official report into a home has found.

The State’s healthcare watchdog said 16 people suffering complex mental and physical conditions at the St John of God centre in Drumcar, Co Louth, are also threatened with unsafe use of medication and infection.