Residents at centre for disabilities had 'fear and anxiety' because of compatibility issues – Hiqa

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Representatives of St Michael's House had to attend a cautionary meeting at the Office of the Chief Inspector of the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) after an inspection of one centre for people with disabilities found residents were afraid and nervous because of "compatibility" issues there.

The inspection of the Ardmore residential centre in Dublin 5 found that "residents spoken with expressed they were unhappy with their current living situation. They told the inspector that there was an ongoing incompatibility issue amongst the residents living in the centre, which they were very unhappy about.