Watchdog was not told about a number of ‘significant’ assaults in care homes

A residential centre run by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland failed to report a number of “significant and serious” incidents in the first three months of this year.

The Orchard Day and Respite Centre, located in Blackrock in Dublin, was caring for 11 older people when the Health and Information Quality Authority (Hiqa) inspection took place in March.

In its report, Hiqa said that a high number of significant and serious incidents occurred at the centre in the first quarter of 2016. However, none of these were notified to Hiqa as required by the regulations.