After watching the disgusting and sickening footage of how the truly vulnerable were treated in a care home I am now waiting for the same old excuses to be trotted out;
HIQA; it’s a lack of resources. We need more money. Our staff are dedicated and hard working professionals.
The Unions; Our members need more training. They should not just be sacked for gross misconduct. They should be suspended on full pay while there is an investigation which will blame the government and lack of resources. Just re-train the “hard working and professional” staff and everything will be fine.
The HSA: It’s HIQA’s fault. It’s the ministers fault (because the minister should know what’s going on in every care home in Ireland).
The reality; People who never worked in a care home in their lives and never received any training in the area know that what went on is utterly unacceptable. The people involved should just be sacked. There should then be a police investigation and, if possible, people should go to prison.
HIQA have grossly inadequate auditing, investigative and reporting structures, systems and procedures in place. They need to change how they do business.
The Minister for Health knows now and needs to make sure that people who engage in these activities will face criminal charges.
As with most problems in this country the problem is not a lack of money but a lack of competence and a lack of accountability.
HIQA; it’s a lack of resources. We need more money. Our staff are dedicated and hard working professionals.
The Unions; Our members need more training. They should not just be sacked for gross misconduct. They should be suspended on full pay while there is an investigation which will blame the government and lack of resources. Just re-train the “hard working and professional” staff and everything will be fine.
The HSA: It’s HIQA’s fault. It’s the ministers fault (because the minister should know what’s going on in every care home in Ireland).
The reality; People who never worked in a care home in their lives and never received any training in the area know that what went on is utterly unacceptable. The people involved should just be sacked. There should then be a police investigation and, if possible, people should go to prison.
HIQA have grossly inadequate auditing, investigative and reporting structures, systems and procedures in place. They need to change how they do business.
The Minister for Health knows now and needs to make sure that people who engage in these activities will face criminal charges.
As with most problems in this country the problem is not a lack of money but a lack of competence and a lack of accountability.