Hiqa finds staff felt unsafe at adult care centre

An inspection of a centre for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities has found some staff felt unsafe while at work and discovered allegations of abuse by a staff member.

The inspection was conducted by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) and found areas of major non-compliance with required standards.

It also found management systems were not in place “to ensure that the service provided is safe, appropriate to residents’ needs, consistent and effectively monitored”.