Mother, 81, stuck in hospital due to lack of home-care help two months after being given all-clear to leave

The family of an elderly stroke victim, who say she is stuck in hospital because there is no home-care help available, are appealing to the HSE to help the bring her home.

Meath grandmother Kitty Galligan (aged 81) is still in the set-down unit of Dundalk Hospital almost two months after she was given the all-clear to come home, according to her family.