Summary of HIQA Inspection Finding in Designated Centres for Older People from November 2022 to January 2023

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Summary of HIQA Inspection Findings November 2022 to January 2023

Summary of HIQA Inspection Findings in Nursing Homes completed during November 2022 to January 2023.

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Introduction

This report by HCI highlights the trends in inspection findings, those being ‘Compliant’ and ‘Not Compliant’ as detailed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in reports for residential care settings for older people. The inspections were against the requirements as outlined in the following:

HCI completed a review of twenty five (25) randomly selected HIQA Inspection Reports. All inspections were completed by HIQA between November 2022 to January 2023.


Summary of Findings

Some of the key findings under the related dimensions and regulations include:


Conclusion

This report illustrates the layout of the HIQA inspection reports and details the continuing trends in HIQA findings in relation to residential care settings for older people in meeting the relevant requirements. The trends show that high risk findings are still evident in the areas of Fire Precautions with many residential centres requiring improvements in key areas such as Records, Governance and Management, Individual Assessment and Care Plan, Resident Rights, Premises, Infection Control and Medicines and Pharmaceuticals.

Good practice was identified in relation to Insurance, Communication Difficulties, and Information for Residents.


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