HIQA report issues 'major concerns' over disability centres in Kildare

Disability care centres in Kildare are coming under fire after a HIQA report stated that there are major concerns in relations to the facilities and care being provided at the centres in the county.

The care homes in question are ran by the Camphill Communities Group, who have facilities in both Kildare and Kilkenny. The HIQA report suggests that there are 'major concerns' over three of the homes.

There are three separate Camphill Communities in Kildare, with Brannockstown, Dunshane and Grangebeg all home to disability centres run by the group.

Inspectors found that the provider was failing to manage these centres appropriately, particularly in relation to having adequate safeguarding arrangements to protect residents from the risk of abuse. There were also major concerns in relation to health and safety and risk management in these centres.

Issues such as a lack of supervision, poor risk assessment and keypad-locked doors were all mentioned in the report as being of concern in the Camphill Communities in both Kilkenny and Kildare.