HIQA National Standards — 8 Themes for Residential Care
Complete guide to the HIQA 8 National Standards themes — each dimension explained with evidence requirements, common pitfalls and free readiness tools.
Person-Centred Care & Support
Rights, dignity, preferences.
Theme 2Effective Services
Evidence-based care, clinical governance.
Theme 3Safe Services
Safeguarding, infection, medication, risk.
Theme 4Health & Wellbeing
Nutrition, activity, mental health.
Theme 5Leadership, Governance & Management
Registered Provider, PIC, accountability.
Theme 6Workforce
Staffing, training, induction.
Theme 7Use of Resources
Accommodation, equipment, financial governance.
Theme 8Use of Information
Records, notifications, data governance.
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What are the 8 HIQA National Standards themes?
Person-Centred Care, Effective Services, Safe Services, Health & Wellbeing, Leadership/Governance/Management, Workforce, Use of Resources, Use of Information.
Are they specific to nursing homes?
They apply to designated centres for older people. Different standards sets apply to disability centres.
What is the HIQA Judgment Framework?
Inspector judgments: Compliant / Substantially Compliant / Not Compliant / Not Compliant major — used to rate each relevant regulation during inspection.
Does this cover the Care of Older People regulations?
Yes — Theme-level, not regulation-level. For reg-level detail see hiqa.ie.