The High Court has dismissed an application to appoint an examiner to a south Dublin care facility for vulnerable adults. The company has for many years operated a disability care facility for persons who are legally blind, as well as a nursing home on a campus beside St Vincent’s Hospital on Merrion Road. The judge noted issues between the HSE and the company about what was said in terms of the centre’s funding. Residents goneHe also noted that all of the nursing home’s 50-plus residents have left, while 18 of the care centre’s residents remain at the premises. The HSE and provisional liquidators are also in discussions about the HSE taking over the care facility for a transitional period, which could take up to 18 months to complete.

Source: The Irish Times September 28, 2020 16:18 UTC