Hiqa finds poor measures to protect residents and poor governance in some of the State centres
Fire safety issues and poor measures to protect residents have been identified in some of the State’s centres for disability care
“Improvements were required in a number of areas, including fire safety, infection prevention and control, the premises, positive behaviour support, use of restrictive practices, and the provider’s monitoring of the centre,” the report stated. “There were also poor infection prevention measures,” it said, citing an absence of appropriate equipment to reduce the risk of infection cross contamination.
“While residents were supported to live and enjoy life as independently as they possibly could, due to the layout of their home, this was not always possible for all residents”, it said. At one centre, an “urgent action” was issued to the provider due to poor fire safety measures that posed a risk to residents and had been identified during a previous inspection. At the remaining two centres, improvements were needed in the premises and to fire safety measures.
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