Family of woman who died after suffering two broken legs in care home urge people to visit loved ones

Mary Melody, 89, fell out of her wheelchair in a Clare community hospital but was not brought to University Hospital Limerick until two days after the unwitnessed fall
Family of woman who died after suffering two broken legs in care home urge people to visit loved ones

Mary Melody, who died after suffering two broken legs at a HSE care home in Co Clare.

An elderly woman died after suffering two broken legs at a HSE care home where staff did not call for medical assistance for the woman for two days.

The family of Mary Melody, 89, who died after an unwitnessed incident at Raheen community hospital, Tuamgraney, Co Clare, has urged people to regularly visit loved ones in care to try to ensure their safety.

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