Concerns around payments, records and medication at Kerry disability centre

Hiqa inspectors found that staff at Glebe Lodge did not receive sufficient guidance around how and when to administer medications, with some residents requiring up to 20 different types

In all, Hiqa published 23 inspection reports on Wednesday on designated centres for people with disabilities. File photo: Sam Boal / © RollingNews.ie

Residents at a Co Kerry disability centre had to pay for the support of staff at some community activities, while records of other payments were not clearly kept, Hiqa inspectors found.

Glebe Lodge, run by the Kerry Parents and Friends Association, was inspected in January on foot of findings of “a high level of non-compliance” during an inspection in September last year.