Poor governance putting people in residential care at risk

Serious shortcomings in governance and safeguarding continue to put at risk adults and children in residential care, the State’s health services watchdog has warned.

The Health Information and Quality Authority says some services must take safeguarding more seriously and ensure all staff and volunteers are Garda-vetted.

Hiqa’s director of regulation and chief inspector of social services, Mary Dunnion, said a review of inspections in 2017 showed that compliance with the regulations had increased.