At-risk home residents left unsupervised due to staff's kitchen duties

Residents at risk of falls in a nursing home were left unsupervised in communal rooms because staff said they were also required to prepare meals in the kitchen.

The finding by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) is included in a critical report into the Cahercalla Community Hospital and Hospice, located on the outskirts of the town of Ennis in Co Clare.