A Sligo designated centre for people with disabilities has received a glowing report when it comes to infection control by the health watchdog.
Mountain View, located in a village in the county was one of 20 designated centres inspected in June of this year, the details of which have been published today.
Mountain View is a centre that can provide residential care for up to four male and female residents, who are over the age of 18 years and who have an intellectual disability and high support needs.
It is a nurse-led service, with three staff on duty during the day and two staff on duty during night time hours.
The inspection on June 8th and 9th was unannounced.
The inspection found that cleaning schedules had been developed to manage the centre’s hygiene requirements, and staff members carried out the required daily cleaning tasks.
The laundry of potentially infectious clothing and linens was being managed in line with good practice.
The provider was found to have good systems in place for reviewing and monitoring the service to ensure that a high standard of infection control management was being provided
and maintained.
Overall, the inspector found that the centre was well maintained, had good quality, easily cleanable surfaces in higher risk areas, and was maintained in a clean and hygienic condition. The provider had systems, such as audits, staff training and cleaning plans, in place to reduce the risk of infection in the centre.
