Nursing homes facing ‘crisis’ due to staff shortage
The nursing home sector is the latest to join in the clamour for major and immediate recruitment of nurses.
Earlier this week, Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch called on nurses who have emigrated to return to fill the 1,000 plus vacancies expected with mass retirements next June. She is also urging nurses due to retire to remain on in an effort to limit the fallout. Ms Lynch said she has raised the matter with Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Health Minister Leo Varadkar.
