Adults with disabilities relocated following Hiqa visit to RehabCare centre

Disabled adults at a RehabCare centre in Co Limerick have been moved to new homes following an inspection by the health watchdog on foot of 23 allegations of physical abuse between residents.

At the same centre in Drombanna, staff had been advised, in the event of fire, to leave one of the five residents behind and rely on the presence of fire doors to protect the individual until emergency services arrived.