Care home resident required treatment in hospital after ingesting latex gloves

A St John of God’s care home, where a resident required hospital treatment after ingesting latex gloves, is still failing to safeguard its charges, despite repeated warnings from the health watchdog.

Ravenswell in Bray, Co Wicklow, was threatened with having its registration cancelled by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) on February 21.

However, a Hiqa inspection on March 2 found while improvements had occurred, residents’ rights and dignity were not being upheld. For instance, residents were observed using the toilet with the door open while others waited outside.