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# nursing homes ireland

This year
2023
# Fair Deal
'In two years it will be too late': Nursing homes deliver stark warning on future of sector
“My staff don’t want to go, my residents are crying, it is just devastating,” the Director of Nursing in a Co Mayo home that is closing down said.
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Jun 14th 2023, 8:24 PM
# Cork
'Where will mum go?' Families panic following Cork nursing home's Fair Deal exit
Sheila Healy is turning 96 next month. Her children don’t know where she will be living come her birthday.
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Jun 1st 2023, 9:00 AM
# 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
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# Healthcare
'Crisis' in nursing home sector as government slow to act on reforms, says Nursing Home Ireland
Nursing home providers are “frustrated” as they wait for progress on recommendations made by an expert panel last year.
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Aug 18th 2021, 8:22 AM
# Oireachtas Committee
Covid death toll in nursing homes passes 1,500, with 369 in January alone
A total of 4,300 positive coronavirus cases were recorded in nursing homes during January, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard.
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Feb 2nd 2021, 2:51 PM
# Vaccines
'All about an effective roll-out now': Vaccine prioritisation for nursing home residents welcomed after difficult year
Under the government’s prioritisation plan, residents of nursing homes aged 65 and over will receive a Covid-19 vaccine first.
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Dec 8th 2020, 3:19 PM
# nhi
Watch our caring together story
Watch the inspiring story of how one community came together to care together for nursing home residents during Covid.
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Oct 29th 2020, 9:12 AM
# Nursing Homes
Explainer: What is the current situation with Covid-19 in nursing homes in Ireland?
NPHET raised concerns over outbreaks in nursing homes last weekend.
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Oct 7th 2020, 10:53 PM
# covid19
Nursing home sector 'concerned' as CMO highlights outbreaks in letter to government
The government is expected to reject NPHET’s advice and move the rest of the country to Level 3.
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Oct 5th 2020, 5:56 PM
# level three
Health Minister contacts HSE to make clear that window visits in nursing homes are not suspended under Level 3
Concerns had been raised that nursing homes in Dublin were suspending window visits.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 1:51 PM
# concerning
'We're on tenterhooks': Nursing home staff worried about nationwide rise in Covid-19 cases
After bearing the brunt of the outbreak earlier this year, the nursing home sector is worried at the resurgence of the virus.
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Aug 21st 2020, 12:05 AM
# Coronavirus
Oireachtas committee calls for 'immediate' action to protect nursing homes in event of Covid-19 second wave
The report was welcomed by Nursing Homes Ireland and the INMO.
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Jul 31st 2020, 9:31 PM
# Coronavirus
Many nursing homes taking 'cautious approach' to allowing visits despite green light from HSE
Many nursing homes, especially that have experienced Covid-19, are taking a more cautious approach.
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Jun 16th 2020, 6:20 AM
# Covid-19
'This is a huge scandal': No definitive plan for transferring of patients to nursing homes, committee hears
The committee heard from Hiqa this afternoon that the HSE “did not know this sector”.
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May 26th 2020, 3:30 PM
# Correspondence
Nursing Homes Ireland raised issue of PPE shortage with Department as early as February
A series of correspondence between NHI and the Department of Health has been published today.
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May 26th 2020, 2:23 PM
# Covid-19
'The dismay will live forever with us': Nursing homes CEO to tell TDs sector was left isolated at start of crisis
The Special Covid-19 Committee will meet today to discuss nursing homes and Direct Provision.
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May 26th 2020, 12:05 AM
# autonomy
Consent is crucial for coronavirus testing. But in nursing homes, it isn't always so simple
Patients must consent to be tested – but sometimes that can prove challenging.
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May 11th 2020, 12:05 AM
# crisis
Predictable, not inevitable? How Covid-19 spread through Irish nursing homes
Questions remain about how the coronavirus spread so easily through nursing homes.
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Apr 24th 2020, 12:05 AM
# nursing homes ireland
Minister Simon Harris 'to immediately address' PPE shortages in nursing homes
Minister Simon Harris met with representatives of nursing homes today to discuss their role in the Covid-19 crisis.
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Mar 30th 2020, 9:30 PM
# caring for the elderly
'It's too blunt': Concerns around adding home care to Fair Deal scheme
This bill is seen as the first small step towards State-aided home care in Ireland – but there are some big problems with it.
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Feb 2nd 2017, 6:01 AM
# pricing structure
The pricing model for nursing home beds slammed as 'not fit for purpose'
A new report has criticised the pricing model in place for nursing homes in Ireland.
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Dec 21st 2015, 4:13 PM
# 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
# growing population
Warning of future nursing homes crisis if 'action isn't taken now'
Nursing home representatives believe more resources are needed to prevent future shortages.
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Jun 18th 2014, 10:41 PM
# Jobs
Nursing homes body says there are over 250 jobs available in the sector
The body that represents nursing homes in Ireland says that the sector could add 900 jobs a year for the next decade.
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Aug 26th 2013, 12:50 PM
# Nursing Homes
Nursing home owners to start knocking on politicians' doors over 'crisis in care'
Members of Nursing Homes Ireland will lobby TDs, senators and councillors to support the immediate establishment of a forum to discuss challenges in residential care.
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Jun 3rd 2013, 3:11 PM