An elderly man with dementia who was admitted to hospital with frostbite in his feet due to “extreme self-neglect” in his “squalid” home is to be detained in hospital on foot of a High Court order. Mr Brady sought the hospital detention order pending an inquiry into whether the man should be made a ward of court. The psychiatrist considered his self neglect was partly as a result of alcohol abuse but mainly due to cognitive impairment. The man also had a history of hospitalisation, including to tackle his alcohol addiction, but to no good effect. The judge made orders permitting the hospital to detain and treat the man.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2020 17:03 UTC