HSE report details institutional living conditions

A REPORT looking at the living conditions of about 4,000 people with disabilities who live in institutional care settings commissioned by the HSE in 2007 has finally been published.

Though the content of the Time To Move On From Congregated Settings report has been reported previously, the published account contains final figures on costing of moving people out of institutions and into the wider community.

The report finds that, notwithstanding the commitment of staff and management, these are people who live apart from any community and from families. Many experience live in conditions where they lack basic privacy and dignity. Most have multiple disabilities and needs.