Residential care for people with disabilities closes in Celbridge

St John of God Services have closed a residential centre for people with disabilities in Co Kildare and have moved residents from two others following damning inspection reports from the Health Information and Quality Authority.

The centres are on the St Raphael's campus in Celbridge, Co Kildare which is home to 137 people with intellectual disabilities.

Reports published today by the watchdog show inspections early last year prompted significant concerns about residents' safety and quality of life on the campus.

Inspectors then undertook a series of ten planned, but unannounced, inspections to assess the provider's progress in addressing the issues.

They uncovered poor outcomes for residents and risks to health and safety.

Poor managerial oversight and governance arrangements were also a recurrent finding in the ten centres.

Due to St John of God Services' failure to implement effective improvements for residents, HIQA issued notices of proposal to cancel the registration of three of the centres.