Hiqa calls for care providers to be regulated to ensure quality service

The State’s health care services watchdog is urging the Government to “prioritise” the development of a regulatory system for home care.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) is worried the absence of independent regulation leaves vulnerable people at risk in their own homes.

Hiqa chief executive Phelim Quinn said most older people and those with a disability want to stay in their own homes and communities, where possible.