Not all staff at mental health care centres trained in basic life support, inspections reveal

Healthcare staff at Cappahard Lodge Nursing Home, Tulla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare, treated and communicated with residents in a respectful manner, but lacked training in fire safety, according to an inspector's report. Picture: Brian Arthur/ Press 22.

Not all healthcare staff at a residential mental health care centre were trained in basic life support, according to Mental Health Commission inspectors.

They also found that healthcare workers at Cappahard Lodge, Tulla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare, also lacked training in fire safety and the management of violence and aggression.