Nursing homes offer beds to alleviate hospital crisis

The Federation of Irish Nursing Homes has offered to provide beds to the Department of Health to help it overcome the shortage in public hospitals.

Nursing homes offer beds to alleviate hospital crisis
Wed, 20 Nov, 2002 - 15:18

The Federation of Irish Nursing Homes has offered to provide beds to the Department of Health to help it overcome the shortage in public hospitals.

The federation said it has not been officially approached, but it would be willing to discuss the possibility of letting the Government use vacant nursing home beds.

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