The Interim CEO of Camphill Communities of Ireland has expressed “severe regret” over the regulatory issues that were discovered at it’s centre in Ballymoney recently.
Earlier this year, a HIQA report found that there was non compliance at the centre in areas such as staffing, protection against infection and fire precautions.
As a result, the Health Information and Quality Authority cancelled the registration of the facility as a warning letter has also been issued last year.
However, in a statement this afternoon, Camphill CEO Louise Gorman claims there have been moves to re-register Camphill Community Duffcarrig following a more recent inspection where significant improvements had taken place.
The process comes with the condition that the centre must be fully compliant with the regulations by January 2022.
A similar centre in Kyle in County Kilkenny is also expected to be reinstated following a review
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