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Only human rights-based inquiry will properly answer questions about treatment of elderly during Covid

Government seem unlikely to adopt such an approach; human rights and care organisations have written to the IHREC asking it to intervene

By Suzanne CahillTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00

Q&A: Am I due a nursing home fees refund over late Fair Deal application?

Applying for Fair Deal is a sensible move, but there is no liability on either a home or the HSE to refund any monies billed before a person is approved

By Dominic CoyleSun Mar 26 2023 - 18:28

Review of Fair Deal income exemptions to consider ‘unintended consequences’

Decision to remove stipulation to pay portion of rent towards cost of care criticised

By Jack Horgan-JonesFri Mar 24 2023 - 16:37

Breakaway group formed to represent smaller nursing homes amid costs crisis

The Alliance network of smaller homes argues that large multi-nursing home operators do not face same risks as smaller ones

By Simon CarswellSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00

Can it make more sense to pay privately for nursing home fees?

Q&A: Fair Deal makes sense for most people and recent changes to rules should reinforce that

By Dominic CoyleTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:05

Whistleblower ‘disappointed’ report into nursing home Covid-19 outbreak won’t be published

St Mary’s nursing home had seen one of worst Covid-19 outbreaks in first wave

By Jack PowerThu Feb 23 2023 - 20:11

Shabby treatment of nursing home residents by State must cease

Vulnerable elderly have been subjected to obfuscation around their entitlement to nursing home care and the so-called Fair Deal scheme still neglects to include all the things they need

By Desmond O'NeillTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00

Sorting out rental income my father never told Revenue about

Q&A: Daughter is juggling dead father’s tax returns, repayment of Fair Deal loan and probate – but play Revenue straight and you’ll find them very helpful

By Dominic CoyleTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00

Ministers announce €81m in one-off funding for voluntary and community providers

In excess of 1,450 bodies from local community groups to national service suppliers will get funds

By Sarah BurnsMon Feb 20 2023 - 00:01

State paid out ‘single-digit millions’ on private nursing home claims

Robert Watt says there are about 200 legal claims outstanding over historical private nursing home charges

By Simon CarswellWed Feb 15 2023 - 13:51

Fintan O’Toole: At every stage of this extraordinary saga, the State knew it was acting unlawfully

Attorney General’s report on nursing home charges masks basic question of how a democracy should respond to violation of constitutional order in layers of evasion

By Fintan O'TooleTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00

Shares in troubled nursing home group Orpea jump on update

Ireland’s largest private nursing home provider reports details of planned recapitalisation alongside 8% rise in fourth-quarter revenue

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 15:00

Sharp reduction in Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes linked to booster rollout

Nursing homes expect serial testing to return next week as six new outbreaks reported

By Simon CarswellWed Nov 03 2021 - 21:25

Covid-19: 13 die at Lusk nursing home as State deals with 160 outbreaks

Visa delays for nurses from outside Europe hamper management of staff shortages

By Simon CarswellSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00

Coronavirus still ‘untreatable’ for some elderly nursing home residents

Geriatrician says it would be ‘wrong to pretend’ older people more resilient to disease

By Simon CarswellThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00

Grave picture emerging of coronavirus impact on nursing home sector

New figures show how State has failed to protect nursing home residents

By Simon CarswellSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00

Coronavirus: HSE advised nursing homes last month to manage their own cases

Infected residents should be moved to hospital only if it would ‘confer additional benefit’, guidance said

By Simon CarswellSun Apr 05 2020 - 15:40

Coronavirus: New measures for nursing homes amid concern over 17 clusters

Concern expressed as 17 clusters of Covid-19 infection are identified in nursing homes

By Simon CarswellSun Mar 29 2020 - 19:24

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