Two West Clare Nursing homes have come under the spotlight in the latest round of HIQUA inspection.
The reports found a good standard of care at both Regina House and Kilrush Nursing Home but made a number of recommendations in areas like risk assessment and medication management.
Inspectors for the Health Information and Quality Authority visited the two West Clare nursing homes over a period of days in May and June of this year.
At Regina House – they found that overall residents in Regina House were cared for in a safe environment with their nursing and healthcare needs being met –
However, the physical structure of the building provided a significant challenge to the operates in complying with regulation and standards – and that the size of some of the bedrooms didn’t meet requirements.
The inspectors also stated that improvements were required in terms of risk assessment.
At The Kilrush Nursing Home- the inspection team again found that residents well-being was central to service provision
And while they found substantial compliance with regulations – some areas of care, planning, risk assessment, medication management and recording and auditing of complaints were required at the Mowlam Healthcare run facility.
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