Hiqa slams standards at disability unit

A HSE-run residential unit for adults with intellectual disabilities has been heavily criticised for failing to comply with stringent safety, staff training and hygiene laws.

The verdict was made by the State’s independent watchdog, the Health Information Quality Authority (Hiqa), as part of its new responsibility for inspecting the previously unexamined sector.

Details revealed just days after figures showed that less than 2% of the 199 units checked in recent months were compliant with regulations, show the concern was repeated at Grove House Centre in Gurranabraher, Cork City, during an announced inspection of the facility in March.