Nursing homes

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Close up of caring African-American doctor holding hands with senior patient lying in hospital bed, copy space
New-build nursing home in East Cork ‘likely’ to be handed to HSE within weeks
Midleton community nursing unit is part of a group of seven that will deliver 530 beds across Killarney, Midleton, Cork City, and Clonmel, as well as Thomastown, Athlone, and Ardee

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

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Only six new nursing homes opened in 2024, but Ireland needs 25,000 more beds by 2040
Meanwhile, questions are being raised about delays to a €250m public-private partnership nursing home project in Cork, Kerry and Tipperary

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

€250m nursing home PPP project still empty as delays push first residents to 2026
€250m nursing home PPP project still empty as delays push first residents to 2026
A €250m PPP project to deliver seven modern nursing homes is running years late, with only two units handed over and none yet occupied

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Jack Chambers orders ministers to beef up spending controls
Jack Chambers orders ministers to beef up spending controls
Public expenditure minister reiterates need for government departments to show value for money amid record level of capital funding

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

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Barchester's Irish owners see profits surge at UK nursing home group
Barchester is the UK’s second largest nursing home operator and provides 14,849 registered beds

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Men being cared for by female relatives main reason more women use nursing homes
Men being cared for by female relatives main reason more women use nursing homes
In his address to the conference, minister of state for older people Kieran O’ Donnell acknowledged concerns of abuse in nursing homes as highlighted in recent media reports

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

A lonely man is sitting on the bed
Ireland needs over 1,000 new nursing home beds each year for the next 15 years
The median age of residents is also expected to rise from 85 as measured in 2022 to 88 by 2040

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Business ideology has no place in care services and social work
Business ideology has no place in care services and social work
The exodus of staff from caring professions may be driven by a realisation that the profits of private firms are triumphing over person-centred care, writes Diarmaid Twomey

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred
We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred
Fintan Sheerin says both scandals exposed by RTÉ a decade apart stemmed from an underlying failure to ground caregiving in human relationships

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Nursing Homes: Hiqa tells PAC it may step up its out-of-hours inspections
Nursing Homes: Hiqa tells PAC it may step up its out-of-hours inspections
Hiqa's Finbarr Colfer told the Public Accounts Committee 24% of nursing home inspections were outside normal working hours

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Family told to remove loved one from Cork nursing home after raising concerns over care
Family told to remove loved one from Cork nursing home after raising concerns over care
Wife and mother, 67, has a rare but devastating neurological condition called corticobasal degeneration

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Money in old hands
'€100k stolen from dementia patient — but gardaí cannot act due to gaps in safeguarding law'
Cork North Central TD Colm Burke tells Oireachtas of a constituent's plight as advocates renew call for adult safeguarding legislation

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Back view of embraced senior couple on a hill in autumn day.
Rise in number of older people leaves Government facing major funding challenge
By 2040, one in five people in Ireland will be over the age of 65. The ESRI projects that the demand for long-stay beds could grow between 61% to 80% by 2040

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Dignity has to come first in nursing home care
Dignity has to come first in nursing home care
We have come to prize efficiency over effectiveness in care settings, and that denies the dignity of people who live in them 

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Nursing home living room
Young people do not belong in nursing homes
Thousands of people who live with early onset Parkinson's are at risk of being institutionalised, writes Fiona Staunton 

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Nursing home care standards
Hiqa CEO apologises at Oireachtas committee for 'failings' over nursing home abuses
The providers of Firstcare Beneavin Manor and The Residence Portlaoise have been issued with an official warning of cancellation of registration should they fail to implement significant improvements in the centres

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

State 'walking away from its responsibilities' to elderly in nursing homes, Dáil told
State 'walking away from its responsibilities' to elderly in nursing homes, Dáil told
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told the Dáil that 20 years ago, 30% of nursing homes were in private hands, but this figure has now increased to 80%

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Almost 200 allegations of abuse at nursing home at centre of 'RTÉ Investigates' report
Almost 200 allegations of abuse at nursing home at centre of 'RTÉ Investigates' report
The 198 complaints relate to Firstcare Beneavin Manor nursing home in Glasnevin, while a further 40 allegations of abuse were made about The Residence, Portlaoise

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Ageism is the last permitted prejudice - that's why nursing home scandals continue
Gareth O'Callaghan: Ageism is the last permitted prejudice - that's why nursing home scandals continue
Ireland has had nursing homes scandals for decades, the most famous being Leas Cross where 105 residents died between 2002 and 2004. RTÉ's latest exposé shows nothing has changed, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Elderly care home patient is helped by male nurse in the common space of the dementia home
After building up years of public trust, what’s gone wrong at Hiqa?
The independent authority has gone from effective watchdog to box-ticking exercise

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Hiqa to be quizzed by PAC about its oversight of nursing homes
Hiqa to be quizzed by PAC about its oversight of nursing homes
Public Accounts Committee will question Health Information and Quality Authority in the wake of the RTÉ Investigates exposé

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Allowing nursing home residents to live with dignity is very least we can deliver
Allowing nursing home residents to live with dignity is very least we can deliver
For those of us who work with nursing home residents, the revelations in 'RTÉ Investigates' were sadly unsurprising, writes Dr Joanne Fegan

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

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S Fergus Finlay: The Constitution must protect dignity as a right, not just an aspiration
Ireland demands loyalty from citizens but offers little in return — especially for children with special needs and the elderly

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Unrecognizable health visitor and a senior woman during home visit.
S Terry Prone: Abuse of nursing home patients has been going on for decades
Profit is king when it comes to the running of our nursing homes

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Daughter of nursing home resident describes distressing scenes at Beneavin Manor
Daughter of nursing home resident describes distressing scenes at Beneavin Manor
As public pressure mounts, families of residents at the centre of a care home scandal demand reform and accountability

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

We need to talk about our nursing homes
We need to talk about our nursing homes
Caring for older people is hard work - physically, emotionally and intellectually - so it needs to be valued and resourced. Prime Time shows that is not happening, writes Professor Rónán Collins

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Disturbing revelations by RTÉ Investigates about nursing homes
Irish Examiner view: Disturbing revelations by RTÉ Investigates about nursing homes
As consultant geriatrician David Robinson said: 'It’s abuse — there’s no other word for it' 

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Taoiseach ‘shocked’ by nursing home abuse uncovered in RTÉ investigation
Taoiseach ‘shocked’ by nursing home abuse uncovered in RTÉ investigation
Micheál Martin says damning evidence of poor treatment and understaffing amounts to 'fundamental abuse of senior citizens'

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Investigation shows dire practices at privately-run nursing homes 
Investigation shows dire practices at privately-run nursing homes 
The cost for a resident staying at the two homes in question is €1,320 and €1,514 per week

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Old woman sitting in chair
Home care regulation will reduce choice and boost big firms’ profits
The regulatory changes will give corporate providers more power at the expense of low-paid staff and those they care for, writes Michael Harty

Wed, 28 May, 2025

HSE's plans for Nenagh nursing unit remain 'unclear'
HSE's plans for Nenagh nursing unit remain 'unclear'
The new build intended as a nursing home was switched into use as an overflow and rehabilitation unit linked to University Hospital Limerick just over a year ago

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

'Too young to be here': Parkinson’s patient, 47, trapped in Cork nursing home due to lack of State support
'Too young to be here': Parkinson’s patient, 47, trapped in Cork nursing home due to lack of State support
With no alternative care options, young Parkinson’s patients like Colm O’Catháin are left to fade away in nursing homes

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Nursing home living room
New nursing home regulations will offer 'enhanced protections', says Hiqa
The new regulations aim to establish new norms in terms of resident visitor access and governance responsibility

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Unrecognizable health visitor and a senior woman during home visit.
Tipperary nursing home stops taking new residents over governance and safety issues
Hiqa inspectors described how challenging it was to get in contact with someone responsible for the home

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Vaccine in the arm
Covid inquiry: 'We need a whole-of-society approach to any future pandemic'
A review into the impact of covid-19 on the nursing home sector must bring reform, say advocates

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Unrecognizable health visitor and a senior woman during home visit.
Little Sisters of the Poor to cease running Dublin nursing home 
Catholic order of nuns told families on Wednesday of their 'heartbreaking' decision to withdraw from the Sacred Heart Residence in Raheny

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Old woman sitting in chair
Hiqa inspectors raise concerns over unreported abuse and cold food at nursing homes
Reports on incidents and allegations of abuse were not sent to the chief inspector as is legally required

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Ombudsman: We will regret treatment of young people with disabilities in nursing homes 
Ombudsman: We will regret treatment of young people with disabilities in nursing homes 
Ger Deering has demanded the new programme for Government include improved funding for the HSE to re-locate those young people

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

'Have a go' attitude helping people with disabilities in Cork move out of nursing homes
'Have a go' attitude helping people with disabilities in Cork move out of nursing homes
A Cork project assists people with acquired brain injuries to rehabilitate and relocate

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

COVID 19 RALLY
'Nothing has changed since covid': Group not surprised about rise in nursing home complaints
Majella Beattie of Care Champions acknowledged many private nursing homes are struggling with pay issues and staff shortages.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Ex-worker unfairly dismissed after Limerick nursing home discovered she was HIV positive awarded €22.5k
Ex-worker unfairly dismissed after Limerick nursing home discovered she was HIV positive awarded €22.5k
The Workplace Relations Commission observed that the nursing home had moved expeditiously to offer the former healthcare assistant a job but it had 'simply downed tools in the hope the complainant would move quietly on' after finding out she was HIV positive

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Nursing Homes Ireland launch billboard campaign
Private and voluntary nursing homes launch campaign for rise in Fair Deal funding
Waterford woman Mary Burke said competing with HSE wages is a challenge

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

Fair Deal scheme funding needs to be changed 'to save our nursing homes', says body
Fair Deal scheme funding needs to be changed 'to save our nursing homes', says body
Nursing Homes Ireland analysis shows that 77 nursing homes have closed since 2018 leading to a loss of over 2,800 beds in local communities

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Watchdog finds governance and fire safety issues at two Cork nursing homes
Watchdog finds governance and fire safety issues at two Cork nursing homes
The two unannounced inspections were carried out at centres in Bantry and Churchtown in May, on the back of previous inspections that also highlighted significant issues

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

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