HSE refuses to reveal problem nursing homes

HEALTH chiefs yesterday continued to remain tight-lipped about decisions to suspend admissions to seven nursing homes in and around Dublin.

Admissions are being suspended in some of the homes, it has emerged, after concerns about numbers and high dependent residents. Health chiefs refused to identify the homes despite public pressure by Age Action and TDs. The seven facilities are based in the north Dublin and Wicklow areas and the names of two only emerged last night.

Health chiefs last week admitted several facilities had admissions capped until “improvements” were made. However, the Health Service Executive (HSE) only yesterday, six days later, admitted the numbers now being told to turn away prospective residents.