Nursing homes are being abandoned by the Government — NHI 

Nursing Homes Ireland chief executive Tadhg Daly: 'We are calling upon An Taoiseach Micheál Martin to intervene to stem the crisis in nursing home care and extended older person and social care.' Picture: Collins 

Nursing Homes Ireland has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to help private and voluntary nursing homes, saying they are bitterly disappointed with a funding package to tackle rising costs.

So far this year, 16 nursing homes have closed, and the representative body said they are being abandoned by the Government.