Nursing home deal excludes basics like incontinence wear

THE imminent Fair Deal nursing home funding charges will not cover “basic” items like incontinence wear, physiotherapy, and specialised wheelchairs, it has emerged.

Under the Government funding initiative, to be implemented in September, nursing home residents will be asked to contribute 80% of their disposable income and 5% of their non-cash assets to pay for the cost of their bed.

The scheme has also called for a further 15% of the value of a resident’s home to be contributed to the cost of care after their death.