Contrast between Inver House and Antrim hospital highlighted

One witness told the inquiry how she felt her mother - who contracted the potentially fatal infection in Antrim hospital - was subjected to "degrading" treatment while a patient there.

By comparison, when the elderly patient was transferred to Inver House, the experience was "like going from a grotty bed-and-breakfast to a five-star hotel", the inquiry was told.

The witness described Inver House as "fantastic" and very clean, compared to Antrim hospital's soiled sheets, spillages on the floor and bins that were often too full.

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