Report: State home care for elderly 'unregulated'

State-run home care for the elderly suffers from large-scale inefficiencies and a complete absence of regulation, it was claimed today.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2010 - 07:14

State-run home care for the elderly suffers from large-scale inefficiencies and a complete absence of regulation, it was claimed today.

A new report claimed the Health Service Executive (HSE) could save €80m if changes were implemented which could fund home help for an additional 16,500 seniors.

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