Allowing nursing home residents to live with dignity is very least we can deliver
The Residence in Portlaoise: 'RTÉ Investigates' revealed neglect of basic care needs including toileting, personal care, and mobility management for residents who were actively requesting care.
Recent revelations about serious shortcomings in care in two nursing homes, The Residence in Portlaoise and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin, as highlighted on the programme last week, were deeply upsetting, yet sadly unsurprising, to those of us who work with nursing home residents on a regular basis.
The programme revealed neglect of basic care needs including toileting, personal care, and mobility management for residents who were actively requesting care. There was evidence of a lack of training, poor staff practices, and lack of availability of staff and basic resources such as sheets and incontinence wear. It speaks to a worryingly poor culture of care within these nursing homes.
