Galway Bay fm newsroom - An inspection at Merlin Park Community Nursing Unit 5 and 6 has found non-compliance in 18 standards.
The unannounced inspection of the HSE run facility took place in June as a follow-up to poor findings identified in previous inspections
Merlin Park Community Nursing Unit is made up of two single storey adjacent buildings which can accommodate 52 residents.
Long-term care, respite and palliative care is provided to mainly older adults.
On the day of inspection, residents told inspectors they were well cared for, comfortable and had no complaints.
The findings of this inspection showed a number of initiatives were in process to address the deficits in governance and management previously identified.
However, there was still repeated non-compliance with regulations in many areas
The report found deficits in governance arrangements impacted on the quality and safety of care for residents.
This was particularly in relation to cleaning, decontamination, infection control, nursing documentation, access to allied healthcare, risk management and residents' rights.
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