A woman with disabilities slept in her wheelchair at night due to a lack of personal assistance hours, her heartbroken brother has said.
Elizabeth Canning was 59 years old when she died at home in Dublin last May, following a long series of illnesses. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) yesterday published new research to state that people like Elizabeth are confined to their homes because of a personal assistance shortage.
Liz’s brother Con, 56, said that his sister spent much of her last years indoors, unable to leave home, because of the lack of services. He said: “My sister had no life in the end. If there was no personal assistance available to put her to bed, she would sleep in her power chair.
