Elderly nursing unit residents bring case against HSE

A group of elderly residents at a Community Nursing Unit in the Midlands have brought a legal challenge aimed at preventing the HSE from closing the facility for financial reasons.

A group of elderly residents at a Community Nursing Unit in the Midlands have brought a legal challenge aimed at preventing the HSE from closing the facility.

Today 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 claim the have been left devastated after the HSE decided earlier this month to shut down the unit for financial reasons.