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Risk Management and Falls Prevention in Irish Designated Centres: A HIQA Guide
How Regulation 26, National Standard 3.2 and HSE falls guidance fit together for Irish nursing homes, and how to build a practical falls prevention and incident review process.
Restrictive practice in Irish designated centres: HIQA guide
What Regulation 7, national policy and HIQA guidance say about restraint in Irish designated centres for older people, and how to reduce it.
Residents' Rights, Dignity, Consent and Visitors in Irish Designated Centres
What the Irish Regulations and HIQA Standards say about residents' rights, dignity, privacy, consent and visitors in designated centres for older people.
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Recruitment, Garda Vetting and Fitness of Staff in Irish Designated Centres
What the Health Act 2007, the 2013 regulations and the Vetting Act say about Garda vetting, staff files and the fit person test in Irish care homes.
Premises and equipment in Irish designated centres: HIQA regulations guide
What Regulation 17 and Schedule 6 require of premises and equipment in Irish designated centres for older people, how the Standards add detail, and how to prepare.
Person in Charge and Registered Provider Roles in Irish Designated Centres
What the Irish Regulations say about the registered provider and the person in charge of a designated centre for older people: qualifications, deputies and notifications.
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Notifications to HIQA in Irish Designated Centres: What to Report
Which events the person in charge must notify to HIQA from an Irish designated centre for older people, the timeframes, and how this differs from HSA reporting.
HIQA Enforcement, Conditions of Registration and Appeals in Irish Designated Centres
How HIQA enforcement works for older people's designated centres: compliance plans, conditions of registration, proposed decisions, appeals and urgent court orders.
Healthcare, Nutrition, Pressure Ulcers and Oral Health in Irish Designated Centres
What S.I. 415 of 2013 says on health care and food and nutrition, and where HIQA Standards and HSE guidance cover pressure ulcers and oral health in older people's centres.
Governance and Management in Irish Designated Centres: HIQA Regulation 23 Guide
What Regulation 23 now requires of registered providers of Irish designated centres for older people, including the 2025 changes, the annual review and how HIQA looks at it.
End-of-Life Care in Irish Designated Centres: HIQA Regulations Guide
What Regulation 13, HIQA's Standards 2.4 and 2.5 and HSE material say about end-of-life care and advance care planning in Irish care homes, and what they leave open.
Complaints procedure in Irish designated centres for older people
What Regulation 34 now requires of Irish care home providers: complaints and review officers, 30 and 20 working day timelines, records, training and the Ombudsman route.
Lone Working in Home Care in Ireland: HSA and HIQA Guide
What Irish home care and home support providers must do for staff who work alone: HSA guidance, risk assessment, check-ins, and how the Home Support Providers Act 2026 fits in.