Teenagers with disabilities were confined to their bedrooms for 25 days because a lift in their home was broken, a damning report has found.
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of the Woodbrook Lodge home for children with a disability in Monaghan on January 25.
They found that two residents who were on the first floor had been stuck in their rooms for 25 days because the lift was broken - they also found no other alternative was considered.
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In their report, Hiqa said: “The residents had been living in their bedrooms, engaging in limited activities on the landing area of the first floor, having their meals in the upstairs office area, did not attend school and one resident missed an appointment as there was no way to get them down the stairs except in the case of an emergency.”
