Health and social welfare authorities raided a nursing home in the Penafiel area of Porto district on Thursday over allegations of lack of necessary conditions, according to a judicial source.
Information published on the website of the Prosecutor’s Office (PO) states that the institution, which is not identified, “does not have the structural conditions established by current legislation, which indicates, in particular, that it does not have appropriate premises.” .
The searches were carried out by the PPR with the participation of doctors from the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine and employees of the Institute of Social Security.
The process that led to the searches was based on a complaint filed by the user’s daughter, and cases of abuse of users “were confirmed by the Northern Welfare Inspection Department.”
The institution, the judicial source adds, has neither a license to operate nor individual processes for residents “with respect to their life project, their potential and skills.”
According to the deputy, “there are also no certificates of fire safety and implementation of self-defense measures, as well as signs, emergency lighting, automatic fire detectors, alarm and control centers.”
The establishment also “fails to comply with rules and procedures regarding hygiene and food safety,” it concludes.
Lusa tried unsuccessfully through the police and local authorities to identify the establishment that was the target of the searches.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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