Hiqa concern at Cope unit

An inspection report by health watchdog Hiqa has raised concerns over aspects of care at a centre for people with disabilities in Cork.

The subject of the report, carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), is a designated centre for people with disabilities operated by Cope Foundation, which provides accommodation and care for people with disabilities including dual diagnosis, autism, and epilepsy, and individuals with behaviours that might challenge. The centre comprised nine units over four separate addresses and had 44 residents at the time of the unannounced inspection.

According to the report: “This inspection was triggered as a result of information received by the authority.”