The owners of a Co Wicklow nursing home have been fined €2,000 after elderly woman Maura Reynolds went missing two years ago.
Today's case highlights the need for strict standards and enforcement, along with the proper training and supervision of staff, so that the most vulnerable of older people are protected
Eamon Timmins of Age Action IrelandPaul and Anne Costello of the Tara Care Centre, Putland Road, Bray, pleaded guilty to breaching the Nursing Home (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1996.
Mrs Reynolds (78) disappeared on Christmas night 2005 and was never found after a search that concentrated on the seafront area in Bray. She is now presumed dead.
Eamon Timmins of Age Action Ireland said the case highlighted the need for strict standards and enforcement.
Speaking after the verdict was delivered today, he said: "Today's case highlights the need for strict standards and enforcement, along with the proper training and supervision of staff, so that the most vulnerable of older people are protected."
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