Harney warns nursing home owners

NURSING home owners have been warned against passing on inspection charges to residents.

Heath Minister Mary Harney said she would take grave exception to residents having to meet the charges themselves, but drew a line on taking action against them.

The minister, who was speaking at Nursing Home Ireland’s (NHI) annual conference in Dublin, said nursing home owners should pay for their own regulation in the same way as members of the medical profession.