Family seeking answers after video of 'disgusting' treatment of dementia suffering mother

HSE investigating after video shows dementia patient being ‘disrespected’ on hospital ward

Woman was at University Hospital Limerick after suspected heart attack when footage was taken

HSE investigating ‘wholly unacceptable’ treatment of woman with dementia at Limerick hospital

Ita Tobin’s family discovered the video shortly after the first anniversary of the 83-year-old’s death and say they are “devastated and heartbroken”.

Family distraught after video shows 'deeply concerning' treatment of late mother at UHL

'That video was only taken a couple of weeks before she actually went into a nursing home, because her dementia was so advanced that we just could not care for her at home because she was getting out the front door and stuff'

Family seeking answers after video of 'disgusting' treatment of dementia suffering mother

However, after enduring the heartache of the first anniversary of Ita’s death, last Sunday, her family discovered a video circulating on social media last Monday, of an interaction between their mother and a health worker at University Hospital Limerick, prior to her death.

HSE investigating hospital’s treatment of dementia patient after ‘disgusting and vile’ video shared online

THE HSE said it is appalled at a video recording of treatment by a healthcare worker towards an elderly dementia patient, which has gone viral. HSE Mid West said it is investigating the circumstances of the incident, which the patient’s family said they believe occurred at University Hospital Limerick in late May/early June 2024. The woman, Ita Tobin, later passed away of natural causes at a nursing home on August 23, 2025. The video recording h…