Extra charges at nursing homes ‘preventing access’

Additional charges imposed on older people and their families under the Fair Deal scheme stop some from accessing nursing home care.

Extra charges at nursing homes ‘preventing access’

Age Action said the amounts being charged, the transparency of the scheme and in some cases the “dubious legality” of the charge can cause serious problems for nursing home residents and their families.

The report comes just weeks after the scheme hit the headlines after an application to place Michael and Kathleen Devereaux together in a nursing was refused. They have been together for 63 years.

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