If residents of Aras Attracta in Swinford want to stay living in the facility than they should be allowed to do so, despite any policy of the HSE to move them out into the community.
That’s the view of Castlebar Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne.
The councillor , who is a member of the HSE West forum raised the matter at a recent meeting of the forum, as he believes that some Aras Attracta residents and their families are adamant that they do not want to move out of the care home for people with mental disabilities, but are feeling, in some cases, that there is pressure being put on them to do so.
There are 67 residents in Aras Attracta at present, and the HSE are at an advanced stage of relocating many of these people into community home settings.
