More nursing home closures inevitable, warns report

The stark warning from Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) comes as it publishes a major new report today which lays bare the challenges facing a sector

More nursing home closures are inevitable unless a funding crisis in the sector is tackled urgently, the Government has been warned.

The stark warning from Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) comes as it publishes a major new report today which lays bare the challenges facing a sector where, against the backdrop of soaring costs and marginal funding increases, 31 private and voluntary nursing homes have closed in the last three years with the loss of 915 beds.