Sanctions on private care homes possible
Additional sanctions against private companies who fail to provide an adequate standard of care will now be considered, alongside other wide-ranging actions including an “independent review” of how the Health and Social Care system acted in relation to the home.
The Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland, Eddie Lynch, earlier this month published the findings of a 16-month investigation into Dunmurry Manor care home on the outskirts of Belfast.
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Hide AdMr Lynch’s probe, which was launched after concerns were raised about the home by families and whistleblowers, uncovered what he described as a “horrific catalogue of inhuman and degrading treatment”, including the sexual abuse of vulnerable residents by other residents.