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# fair deal scheme

This year
2023
# Dublin
Families call for additional funding in private Cork nursing homes, as relatives face eviction
According to the families, if the government do not intervene their family members face a real risk of eviction from the Cork nursing home.
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Jun 21st 2023, 5:10 PM
# Fair Deal
Families of residents who will be 'kicked out' of Cork nursing home urge Taoiseach to step in
The families claimed that Minister Mary Butler has only written to the most “vocal families” to offer them help finding other accommodation for their loved ones, but has not engaged with others.
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Jun 9th 2023, 8:31 AM
# fair deal scheme
Changes allowing nursing home residents to keep rent could see older people 'forced to move out'
‘It is not unknown for Sage Advocacy to have to support a client who has found that the locks on their home have been changed while they were in hospital or in a nursing home for a temporary period.’
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Mar 23rd 2023, 2:43 PM
# fair deal scheme
Nursing home staff question ethics of relying on large nutrition firms to assess residents
Nursing home staff said that elderly residents are being transferred to hospital to get catheters changed because it is so hard to access primary care.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 12:05 AM
Last year
2022
# Housing
Cabinet approves Fair Deal rule change in order to bring thousands of vacant houses back into use
Nursing home residents will be able to keep 60% of rental income under changes to the scheme.
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Apr 13th 2022, 6:41 PM
All time
# science week
Robots like Stevie could allow the elderly to live in their own homes for longer
A team of researchers at Trinity have been given funding by Enterprise Ireland to develop a robot to assist with the elderly.
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Nov 13th 2017, 4:11 PM
# Fair Deal
Growing old in Ireland: 'If you want support, you're going to have to pay for it'
Whether its Fair Deal contributions, nursing home fees or general funding in the care system, money gets in the way of older people deciding where they spend their final years.
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Sep 14th 2017, 3:59 PM
# home care deal
Home care: The way we care for the elderly could be about to change
A bill enshrining the right to home care passed the second stage of the legislative process yesterday.
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Jan 27th 2017, 6:05 AM
# Health
Elderly people won't pay out more under Fair Deal scheme
Minister Kathleen Lynch said an extra €30 million is needed.
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Feb 13th 2015, 7:17 PM
# no fair deal
The waiting list for nursing home money is getting even longer
The budget for the scheme is capped and those on the waiting list are forced to foot a bill of €13,000 a year until they’re approved.
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Oct 30th 2014, 6:45 AM
# fair deal scheme
'Adding to chaos': Waiting times for nursing home funding double over three months
The waiting time for funding increased from six to 12 weeks, while the number of people on the list rose by 500.
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Jul 17th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Fair Deal
Long waiting times for nursing home funding causing 'distress and hardship'
A new survey reveals that patients are waiting more than 10 weeks for funding approval.
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Jul 9th 2014, 7:12 PM