RTE has almost 200 hours of footage showing mistreatment of care home residents

The Psychiatric Nurses Association says it would support undercover HSE staff in care homes and creches.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2014 - 13:04

A RTE reporter has said that they recorded nearly 200 hours of footage of care home residents being mistreated at a facility in Co Mayo.

An edition of Prime Time will feature footage shot by an undercover reporter in 'Bungalow 3' within Aras Attracta in Swinford, Co Mayo, which looks after adults with intellectual disabilities.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Co Mayo Place: Swinford,Person: Barry O'Kelly Person: Noel Giblin Person: Hiqa Organisation: RTÉ Organisation: Psychiatric Nurses Association Organisation: HSE Organisation: RTE Investigations Unit Organisation: Aras Attracta Organisation: Atracta Organisation: The Health Information and Quality Authority Organisation: HIQA

<p>Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said she had asked for additional time to be given to the scoping exercise. Picture: Marc O’Sullivan</p>

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