Former Older Adult Services Manager Calls For Whistleblowers In Irish Nursing Homes

Portlaoise's Joe Dunne is a former manager for older adult services in the UK.

The Irish nursing home system needs a functioning whistleblower mechanism to prevent older vulnerable people being abused.

That's according to a Laois man who is a former manager for older adult services in the UK.

It comes amid widespread outrage and shock at the standard of treatment captured in a TV investigation of Portlaoise nursing home, The Residence.

HIQA has moved to block new admissions to the facility, while there have been calls for reviews of the oversight system in nursing.

Former General Manager for Older Adults Services in North West Surrey, Portlaoise's Joe Dunne, says they have an adult protection scheme in the UK and anyone can raise an issue:

 

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