Nursing home criticised in HIQA report

A CORK nursing home has been heavily criticised by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) over its failure to comply with legislation and quality standards governing residential centres for the elderly.

A new HIQA report found Powdermill Nursing Home in Ballincollig failed to meet the basic legislation governing nursing homes in a number of areas.

HIQA inspectors claimed there was a lack of adequate governance in the centre. They also found the provider, Joseph Peters and the person in charge, Ajami P Kuriakose, failing to adhere to required regulations.