Transition to adult services worse 'due to Covid'

Patrick Dunne with his three children. His daughter Amy, who uses a wheelchair, had her transport taken away when she finished school.

People with disabilities are losing key services when they turn 18, and the problem is worsening due to the Covid pandemic, according to Family Carers Ireland. 

Carers highlight how supports, such as physiotherapy, speech and language and occupational therapy disappear once their loved one ages out of children's health services, leaving them struggling to find new service providers.