A Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) report into a north Dublin nursing home has found management could not “ensure that the service is safe, appropriate, consistent and effectively monitored”. The Hiqa report noted it was the second time that an inspector had found there were not enough staff to ensure quality care to 150 residents for whom the centre is registered. The Hiqa report said during an inspection carried out in February that 137 residents were present at Beneavin House, Beneavin Road, Glasnevin. However, some relatives expressed concerns regarding the number of full-time care staff who no longer worked in the centre and the negative impact that this had on residents. A second Hiqa report on Silvergrove Nursing Home, on Main Street, Clonee, found the facility to be in breach of eight regulations concerning the care and welfare of older people.

Source: The Irish Times April 18, 2018 17:26 UTC