Families of adults with disabilities suffering 'a real crisis every single day'

Families of adults with disabilities are experiencing “a real crisis every single day” due to the lack of residential care places in Cork.

Families of adults with disabilities are experiencing “a real crisis every single day” due to the lack of residential care places in Cork, writes David Linnane.

According to figures presented by the COPE Foundation, there are 168 people waiting for residential places in their centres, and 27 of those are ‘priority one’, meaning that both of their parents have passed away or their sole carer is incapacitated.