Charity: Private care would be bad for sector
Dermot Kirwan of Friends of the Elderly was responding to comments made by the HSE’s head of communications, Paul Connors, who said the health body would explore the possibility of private nursing homes running new facilities on its behalf.
Mr Kirwan said if this was the case the financial viability of private nursing home and home care firms operating in Ireland must be tested to ensure people are not left without adequate care.
