{"id":1140,"date":"2012-09-20T00:32:03","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T00:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nesc.ie\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=1140"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:54:16","slug":"quality-standards-human-services-ireland-residential-care-older-people","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.nesc.ie\/ga\/publications\/quality-standards-human-services-ireland-residential-care-older-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Residential Care for Older People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this report,\u00a0<em>Quality and Standards in Human Services: Residential Care for Older People<\/em>, NESC argues that the HIQA standards for residential centres for older people, in place since 2009, have increased confidence in the quality of care in these centres.<\/p>\n<p>These standards apply to all centres, public, private and voluntary; and owners and managers have greater responsibility under the new systems than previously. 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