Hiqa fails nursing home on every single count after inspection 

Hiqa inspectors said the Co Clare nursing home had no clear management structure in place, and found staff were not wearing masks or PPE, or adhering to social distancing
Hiqa fails nursing home on every single count after inspection 

Hiqa inspectors also found staff were 'disrespectful and abrupt' towards residents. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Hiqa has issued one a damning inspection report to a Munster nursing home that failed everything it was inspected for.

There was “no clear management structure in place” when inspectors turned up unannounced at Cahercalla Community Hospital and Hospice in Co Clare on January 20.

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