West Cork nursing home failed to tell watchdog of its existence

A West Cork nursing home that closed in the summer had failed to notify the Health Information and Quality Authority of its existence, it has emerged.

After becoming aware of Cara House in Skibbereen last year, the authority carried out advisory inspections, in Sept 2012 and Jan 2013.

Hiqa conducted a two-day registration inspection of the 20-year-old facility in April and it closed at the end of June.