There is a plan to close Unit 1 (Dementia Unit) in Sarsfield Court. There are 8 residents living there and a further 8 empty beds. These residents are settled and happy. This is their home.

There are dozens of families on waiting lists for dementia beds in Cork. Closing 16 beds during a care crisis and evicting 8 residents is cruel.

There are other units on the same site that are currently empty or used as administration. We are calling on the Minister for Health to instruct the HSE to keep Unit 1 open and reopen admissions.