Reduced State funding for private nursing homes linked to closures

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly: 'HSE nursing homes now, on average, are receiving close to an average €800 extra funding per resident, per week, for nursing home care.' File picture

Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has claimed more than 20 private or voluntary nursing homes have closed in the last year and that such homes receive €744 less per resident per week to cover costs than public homes.

Nursing homes are funded through Fair Deal, the nursing home support scheme. However, Nursing Homes Ireland says this is not fairly distributed.