100 nursing homes required for rising numbers in long-term care

Up to 100 new nursing homes will be needed in the next seven years to cater for older people needing long-term residential care.

A report for Nursing Home Ireland by chartered accountants BDO predicts a shortfall of 4,208 long-term residential beds by 2016, rising to 7,986 by 2021. This equates to between 53 and 100 nursing homes.

The report finds that demand for nursing home beds is now exceeding supply in parts of the country, with the gap rapidly widening.