Bishop warns deal threatens care home’s future
Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Bishop Paul Colton, the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Saint Luke’s Home in Cork, called last night on the Government to intervene to ensure more realistic payments are made to specialised care homes such as St Luke’s through its new Nursing Homes Support Scheme – the so-called Fair Deal scheme.
Since its introduction last year the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has been negotiating new rates with providers of long-term care beds for the elderly.
