Resident 'half afraid' of peer in Cork Cope centre; inspectors also find financial concerns

The centre—in a residential area on the outskirts of Cork City—was found to be not compliant with 17 standards and only substantially compliant with 12

Hiqa also found that four residents were cared for by two staff. However, the residents' care needs were so high that three of the four should have two staff each dedicated to helping them.

A resident in a Cope Foundation centre in Cork said they were “half-afraid” of another resident while Hiqa inspectors also found financial concerns around residents’ access to their money.

The report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) followed an inspection of the Cope Foundation site, Cork City South 3. Out of 29 standards, the centre—located in a residential area on the outskirts of Cork City—was found to be not compliant with 17 and only substantially compliant with 12.