Community care plan causing great concern
The agency, which has made a significant difference in standards in the health system since it was established, argues that such a change would offer greater protection for the many, potentially vulnerable people dependent on care, but who are not properly safeguarded by today’s regulations.
Hiqa wants legislation reviewed, because of the changing nature of care settings, growing demand, and because of the conclusions of two research papers. That our population will have an ever-greater proportion of older people in the near future adds weight to the Hiqa argument. Those two reports contend that the definition of a “designated centre” does not capture all current or emerging arrangements for older people or for people with disabilities, so there are — surprise, surprise — loopholes in our regulatory system.
