Residents 'at risk of harm' in Waterford facility for intellectual disabilities

Three of the four residents spoken to by the Hiqa inspector spoke “of not being happy in the centre”

Hiqa said residents were placed “at risk of harm” at the centre, which had only only months previously passed a previous inspection with flying colours. File photo: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

A facility run by Ireland’s largest private sector provider of intellectual disability and mental health services was unable to ensure residents were protected from “all forms of abuse” when inspected by Hiqa.

The Health Information and Quality Authority also said residents were placed “at risk of harm” at the centre, which had only months previously passed a previous inspection with flying colours.