Damning report finds 1,300 under 65s living 'wasted lives' in nursing homes

Many younger people were placed in nursing homes following ill health or an accident, such as brain injury.

More than 1,300 people under the age of 65 are living “wasted lives” in nursing homes that are inappropriate for their needs, a damning new report by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has found.

In "Wasted Lives: Time for a better future for younger people in nursing homes’, to be published on Wednesday, Mr Tyndall says “systemic issues” and a “fractured funding model” have left hundreds of people confined to the homes, often against their wishes.