Little Sisters of the Poor to cease running Dublin nursing home 

Family members who did not wish to be named told the 'Irish Examiner' of their concern for their loved ones now that the Little Sisters of the Poor will cease running Sacred Heart Residence in Raheny. Picture: iStock

An order of nuns that has been involved in care of the elderly for more than 150 years is pulling out of a nursing home in Dublin due to a lack of vocations and “the rising ages” of their nuns.

The Little Sisters of the Poor announced their decision at a meeting with families of the residents at their unit in Raheny in north Dublin on Wednesday afternoon.