The Mental Health Commission says an “unacceptable” number of care centres are failing to meet statutory requirements.
The Commission says 40% of facilities are not compliant with individual care plan regulations, while 56% are not meeting minimum staff requirements.
Its annual report for 2013 also says the extent to which physical restraint and seclusion are still used is unacceptable, and too many children are still being assigned to adult centres.
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Chief Executive Patricia Gilheaney says the sector is still lagging behind:
