Basic infection control measures not followed at Cork nursing home

Hiqa also discovered “staff had administered medicines without a prescription”
Basic infection control measures not followed at Cork nursing home

The Bon Secours Care Village Lee Road, Cork.

Fri, 09 Apr, 2021 - 12:48
Neil Michael

Basic infection control measures were not adhered to at a Cork nursing home during a deadly Covid-19 outbreak.

The breaches were discovered after Hiqa inspectors turned up unannounced at St Joseph's Hospital at the Bon Secours Care Village, Mount Desert, Lee Road, Cork on January 28.

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Nursing homes#COVID-19HealthPlace: Bon Secours Care VillagePlace: CorkOrganisation: HIQA
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