The Road from Home
Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Airport Road, Waterford
... Because of their conditions, some residents had episodes of behaviour that challenged. The inspector saw that specific details such as possible triggers and interventions were recorded in their care plans. Staff spoken ...
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Donore Nursing Home, Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow
... Inspectors reviewed the management of clinical issues such as wound care, nutritional care, falls management, dementia and the use of restraint and found they were in accordance with evidence based practices and guided ...
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Fairfield Nursing Home, Quarry Road, Drimoleague, Cork
... segregated from other medicinal products and dispose of in accordance with national legislation or guidance in a manner that will not cause danger to public health or risk to the environment and will ensure that ...
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Fairfield Nursing Home, Quarry Road, Drimoleague, Cork
... served from approximately 08:30hrs until 10:00hrs or until all residents had ...served from 12:45hrs to 14:00hrs, and supper was served from 17:00hrs ...
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Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home, Cootehill Road, Monaghan
... On the day of inspection, the inspectors reviewed the staffing rota. Annual leave and other planned/unplanned staff absences were covered from within the existing staffing complement and with the support of an ...
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Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home, Cootehill Road, Monaghan
... administration of medicines to residents were in place which was updated in May 2014. Adequate procedures were in place for management of controlled medications as required. Controlled medications were stored in a locked ...
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Donore Nursing Home, Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow
... Residents’ religious and spiritual beliefs were respected and supported in the majority of cases however, improvements were identified. A mass took place in the centre on a monthly basis. Some ministers from other ...
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Fairlawns Nursing Home, Cavan Road, Baileborough, Cavan
... A missing person’s policy and procedures on incident reporting and risk escalation were in place. Controls to ensure the risk of a resident leaving the centre unaccompanied or unknown to the person in charge were not ...
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Donore Nursing Home Sidmonton Road, Bray, Wicklow
... From a review of the risk management documentation held in the centre, the inspector found that the centre had relevant policies in place relating to risk management. There was a risk register which identified the ...
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Darraglynn Nursing Home, Carrigaline Road, Douglas, Cork
... There were reasonable measures in place to prevent accidents in the centre such as safe floor covering, handrails on corridors and grab rails in toilets and bathrooms. There was a patio at the rear of a conservatory with ...
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Darraglynn Nursing Home, Carrigaline Road, Douglas, Cork
... There were no residents at active end-of-life stage on the days of inspection. Feedback from relatives of a recently deceased resident was complimentary of the care provided and of the way the family were ...
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Fairfield Nursing Home, Quarry Road, Drimoleague, Cork
... There were up-to-date policies and procedures relating to health and safety, including infection prevention and control and food safety. There was an up-to-date safety statement. There was a risk management policy and ...
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Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Airport Road, Waterford
... bedrails. From the sample of care plans reviewed the inspector noted that all risk assessments in relation to the use of bed rails had been reviewed every two months or more often if ...
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Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Airport Road, Waterford
... The person in charge informed the inspector that she is the designated person to deal with any allegations of abuse. She also had contacted the HSE social worker responsible for elder abuse who was on leave but the ...
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Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Airport Road, Waterford
... The training records viewed by the inspector showed that staff received ongoing elder abuse training. Staff interviewed informed the inspector that they had viewed the Health Service Executive (HSE) DVD on elder abuse at ...
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Killarney Nursing Home, Rock Road, Killarney, Kerry
... There was an up-to-date policy on the management of complaints and the complaints procedure was on prominent display in the centre. There was a nominated person to deal with complaints and an appeals process. The ...
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Killarney Nursing Home, Rock Road, Killarney, Kerry
... There was evidence of a programme of induction for new staff and a staff appraisal system for existing staff. However, the staff appraisal system had lapsed and records indicated that when appraisal was done it was not ...
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Glendale Nursing Home, Shillelagh Road, Tullow, Carlow
... Care practices and facilities in place were seen by the inspectors to ensure residents received end-of-life care in a way that met their individual needs and wishes and respected their dignity and autonomy. Individual ...
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Fairlawns Nursing Home, Cavan Road, Bailieborough, Cavan
... There was good access to the psychiatry team. The community mental health nurse visits the centre routinely to review residents and is available to nursing staff via the phone to discuss any concerns. Psychotropic ...
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Fairlawns Nursing Home, Cavan Road, Bailieboro, Cavan
... medication from ordering, prescribing, storing and ...dispensed from individual ...developed from the prescription sheets in the signed kardex This was completed to ensure all medication orders ...
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