Eight nursing homes prosecuted since 2004

[Posted: Fri 13/06/2008 www.irishhealth.com]

A total of eight nursing homes and those in charge of them have been successfully prosecuted in the courts over the past five years for breaches of regulations, according to figures from the HSE.

Of the eight homes prosecuted, two are now under new ownership, four are currently in operation, one is in operation with a change in the name of the registered proprietor, and one has voluntarily closed.

An additional nursing home was served a closure order by the local county council under fire services legislation in 2006.

Of the nine homes concerned, five were in HSE Dublin north-east; two were in HSE South; and two were in HSE Dublin-Mid Leinster. There were no prosecutions/closures recorded in HSE West.

The information was provided to Fine Gael TD Fergus O'Dowd in response to a parliamentary question.

For further details, see...http://www.hse.ie/eng/Access_to_

Information_PQs/Parliamentary_Questions/2008_PQ_
Responses/April_2008/Apr_29_2008/Fergus_O'Dowd_PQ_16188-08_-_
Prosecutions_against_nursing_home_proprietors.pdf

nursinghomes  Posted: 03/01/2009 15:18

In 2009 there are another 3 nursing homes in ireland so far to be struck of the HSE register. Rod Mackenzie Nursing Homes Ireland http://www.nursinghomes.ie

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