A group of older citizens at an independent living facility in Nenagh, Co Tipperary have expressed their concerns and anxiety about proposals to remove night-time staff from their complex.
The Sue Ryder Foundation, which runs the home, is proposing to change the night-time supervision to an "on call" system, as a necessary cut to its services.
The foundation runs independent living complexes of houses and apartments at a number of locations throughout Ireland, including Dalkey in Co Dublin, Ballyroan in Co Laois, in Co Carlow and two schemes in Nenagh and Holycross in Co Tipperary.
Fifty older residents live at the complex in Nenagh. They have full kitchen, cleaning and laundry facilities and staff supervision 24 hours a day.