Hiqa finds staff shortages in nursing homes and poor infection controls

One nursing home did not have enough staff to meet the needs of residents.

The health watchdog has found a series of non-compliances at nursing homes including one that did not have enough staff to meet the needs of residents.

Inspectors from the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) found just 19 out of 50 centres were fully compliant or substantially compliant with the national standards and regulations at the time of inspections.