Today, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published 32 inspection reports on designated centres for people with disabilities. 

Inspection reports have been published on centres operated by: Nua Healthcare Services Limited; Muiríosa Foundation; Redwood Neurobehavioural Services Unlimited Company; Sunbeam House Services CLG; Talbot Care Unlimited Company; and The Rehab Group.

Inspectors found good practice in many of the centres inspected, including:

• During an inspection of a centre in Leitrim operated by Nua Healthcare Services Limited, a resident showed photographs on their mobile phone of a concert that they attended the previous weekend. Residents enjoyed watching football games, listening to music, watching movies, dancing, going out for meals, going clothes shopping, working out and attending music events. 
• Young residents went trick-or-treating in their local neighbourhood for Halloween, while living at a centre in Dublin operated by Talbot Care Unlimited Company. In March and April 2026, residents went on day trips to local playgrounds and parks. One child enjoyed going to the library on public transport. Children also visited museums, aquariums and themes parks and some were taking part in a football club at the time of inspection.

Some centres were required to make improvements to enable the best possible outcomes for residents. Providers of these centres submitted compliance plans outlining the changes they will make following the inspection. These included:

• Residents were impacted by ongoing safeguarding and compatibility issues at a centre operated by Muiríosa Foundation. As a result, residents’ rights and the use of their home for social occasions were impacted. In response, the provider put a transition plan in place, which would address compatibility issues. 
• Improvements were required at five centres operated by the Rehab Group. In one centre, an urgent action was issued to the provider to ensure staff training occurred in the safe administration of medications for residents. Staffing arrangements and the overview of risks required improvement. In response, the provider gave assurances that staff training, new staff recruitment and updated risk assessments would take place.

Editor’s notes:

• HIQA inspects against the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013 and the National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities, which apply to residential services for people with disabilities in Ireland.