Social workers concerned about 'abuse and neglect' in private nursing homes

Áras Attracta in Swinford, Co Mayo, where patients with disabilities were subjected to abusive behaviour by staff at the facility. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Abuse of nursing home residents could be as bad as the notorious Áras Attracta care home scandal in 2013, according to a top academic.

Assistant professor at UCD's School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice
Dr Sarah Donnelly said too few people know what exactly has been going on behind closed doors in nursing homes during the pandemic.