Residents of a centre for people with disabilities in Co Meath told health and social care standards inspectors they were unhappy living there and some of them said they felt “scared” in their home, an inspection report said. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) published 21 inspection reports on designated centres for people with disabilities on Wednesday. “Some residents told the inspector they felt scared in their home and had made formal requests to transfer to new centres. ProtectedThe inspection report said one resident had been admitted to the centre without an appropriate impact assessment being conducted prior to their admission. A report on a centre operated by St Michael’s House at Parkview House in Meath found that there had been safeguarding issues in the centre which had not been appropriately managed.

Source: The Irish Times February 20, 2019 19:18 UTC