Nursing Homes to phase out testing
Nursing Homes Ireland says the decision to phase out serial testing in the facilities is an “appropriate” step. However it’s warning the situation must be monitored closely over the coming weeks. More than 1,500 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in nursing homes since the start of the…
Private and volunteer nursing homes being ‘discriminated’ against
Private and volunteer nursing homes in the north west are being discriminated against under the Fair Deal Scheme. That’s according to the CEO of the Nursing Homes Ireland, Tadhg Daly, who says HSE run centres are getting paid an average of 60% more per patient in Co. Sligo. The figure…
Visiting restrictions in place in attempt to stop spread of coronavirus
Visiting restrictions are in place in nursing homes across the north west. 400 nursing homes nationwide have the restrictions in place to try stop the spread of Coronavirus. 60 staff at Cork University Hospital have been asked to self-isolate, following a case of Coronavirus there; one of thirteen now confirmed…
Nursing homes insurance “in crisis”
Nursing homes throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal could be facing ‘unsustainable increases’ in insurance premiums after the withdrawal of a major underwriter from the market. Nursing Homes Ireland says Liberty’s departure from the market presents ‘a crisis’ for the funding of nursing home care. Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly…
Head of group for nursing homes says there is a threat to the ongoing sustainability of care
The head of the umbrella group for private and voluntary nursing homes says there is a threat to the ongoing sustainability of nursing home care. Tadhg Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland, says nursing homes have to be put on a sustainable financial footing, particularly in areas such as the…
Nursing homes & cross border deals can help alleviate trolley crisis in North West
As the overcrowding problem continues in hospitals throughout the country, there are 18 beds available in seven nursing homes in County Donegal that could be used to ease the crisis. That’s according to a survey carried out two days ago by Nursing Homes Ireland, the umbrella body for the country’s…