Nursing home fined €8,000 for regulation breaches

THE owner of a Dublin nursing home has been fined €8,000 and ordered to pay an additional €2,500 in costs for a series of breaches of nursing home regulations.

Therese Lipsett, aged 50, a registered nurse and proprietor of Rostrevor Nursing Home on Orwell Rd, Rathgar, yesterday pleaded guilty to 10 offences following extended legal argument on the third day of the trial at Dublin District Court.

Ms Lipsett originally faced 25 separate charges after Health Service Executive (HSE) officials uncovered a series of problems relating to patient care during inspections at Rostrevor on dates between September 2003 and May 2004.