A support group's calling for an inquiry into the death of a nursing home resident, two weeks after he was admitted to hospital with an infestation of maggots in a face wound.
Sage Advocacy says it's disappointed former Health Minister Simon Harris didn't launch an investigation into the care of Ultan Meehan at Kilbrew Nursing Home in Ashbourne Co. Meath.
The 79-year-old, who had dementia and terminal cancer, was brought to hospital on May 29th, two weeks after his wife raised concern about his condition after a visit.
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Mervin Taylor from Sage Advocacy says the case raises some big issues:
