Registration of care facility cancelled after Hiqa inspection

Allegations at the facility in Wexford included institutional abuse, neglect of residents 'residing in poor living conditions', peer-to-peer incidents, and sexual abuse. File picture: Niall Carson

Safeguarding arrangements couldn't protect people from the risk of abuse in a residential care facility, the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has found.

The facility’s registration was subsequently cancelled on July 3 and the HSE has taken over its operation.