Taoiseach Micheál Martin has defended the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) while acknowledging serious compliance failures in privately-run nursing homes, as revealed by RTÉ Investigates. The programme focused on The Residence and Beneavin House nursing homes, where a healthcare assistant expressed a deep lack of trust in the care provided. Martin emphasized that there is a strong governmental focus on elderly care, despite the disturbing revelations regarding governance, dignity, and ethical standards within these nursing homes. He called for a re-evaluation of HIQA's inspection methods to improve compliance.
The nursing homes in question exhibited severe failures in ethical governance, dignity, and care, as highlighted by an employee's refusal to recommend their own facility.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin staunchly defends the government's commitment to elderly care in Ireland while acknowledging the shocking revelations from recent inspections.
Martin remarked on the need for a thorough examination of how the Health Information and Quality Authority conducts its inspections and addresses compliance issues.
The uncovered lack of respect and dignity in care for the elderly demonstrated in these facilities is wholly unacceptable, according to Micheál Martin's statements.
Collection
[
|
...
]