ICSA seeks greater access to nursing care

Farm assets and property should be assessed the same under the Fair Deal nursing home scheme, said ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock.

Under the scheme, applicants must pay 80% of their annual income plus 7.5% of the value of their assets towards their care.

The homeowner’s asset-based contribution is capped at three years — no more than 22.5% of the value of their home.