Labour: Nursing homes bill unfair and denies elderly free healthcare

THE long-awaited Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill raises as many concerns as it addresses, Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan says.

While it would provide some welcome relief to families in debt to nursing homes and desperate for an end to their plight, it was “very far” from what was promised, she said.

Ms O’Sullivan, who is the Labour party’s spokeswoman on health, said the proposed legislation contained some very worrying elements.