Less than one in four nursing homes fully compliant in inspections

Less than a quarter of all nursing homes inspected last year were fully compliant with regulations and half of those run by the HSE were failing to provide evidence of garda vetting of staff, with health watchdog HIQA claiming the findings showed the case for higher safeguarding standards in the sector.

The 'Overview report on the regulation of designated centres for older persons – 2018', published by the Health Information and Quality authority found that while there were improvements across the nursing home sector, risks remained in safeguarding, fire safety and privacy and dignity.