The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today published 28 reports on designated centres for people with disabilities. 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 and respite services for people with disabilities in Ireland. 

Inspections found a good level of compliance with the regulations and standards in 13 centres.

Reports have been published on four centres operated by Western Care Association. In these centres, inspectors found the provider was ensuring a good standard of care and quality of life to residents. 

Three inspection reports on centres provided by St John of God Community Services have been published today. One centre was found to be meeting the standards and regulations, with non-compliance identified in another two centres in areas such as staff training and arrangements to best meet residents' support needs. In one of these centres, the provider had previously been issued with a notice to cancel the registration. On this inspection, the inspector found that while further improvements were required, the provider had improved the quality of the service and compliance with governance and oversight. 

Reports on 12 St Michael’s House centres have been published. Eleven centres were found to be meeting residents’ needs in line with the standards and regulations. Additional fire containment measures were required in three of these centres. In another centre, inspectors found poor governance and management arrangements which were failing to adequately protect residents from risk and meet their healthcare needs. 

Eight inspection reports on Sunbeam House Services centres found improved governance and management arrangements had been put in place. Further improvements across these centres were required in areas such as training and staff development, fire precautions, individual assessments and personal plans, and the premises. 

An inspection of a centre provided by The Cheshire Foundation in Ireland found that fire precautions and risk management needed to be strengthened.