Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion
Ms Susan Cliffe:
Prior to Covid we aimed to do two inspections in every centre during a three-year regulatory cycle. This was our minimum requirement. In 2016, 2017 and 2018 we were in approximately 80% of centres and in 2019 we were also in approximately 80% of centres. We were doing more than the baseline expectation. Going forward with our newly sanctioned posts, we will see the inspection regime ramping up because, simply put, we will have more boots on the ground. We expect to see the impact of this towards the end of this year.
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