Muted public reaction to rape of elderly woman in nursing home questioned

Older people are being harmed and are at risk of abuse, University College Dublin assistant professor of social work and co-author of the Falling through the cracks report, Dr Sarah Donnelly warned.

The muted public reaction to the rape of an elderly woman in a nursing home raises questions around Irish attitudes to older people, a leading social work expert has said.

Older people are being harmed and are at risk of abuse, University College Dublin assistant professor of social work and co-author of the Falling through the cracks report, Dr Sarah Donnelly warned.