Donnelly accuses nursing home operator of 'cynical' tactics over Fair Deal scheme 

Relatives and friends of Beaumont Care Home residents protest at Micheál Martin's constituency office in Cork last month. Picture: Jim Coughlan

The health minister has accused a private nursing home operator of using “cynical” tactics and causing undue anxiety to its residents to highlight what it has described as an underfunding crisis in the Fair Deal scheme.

Stephen Donnelly levelled the criticism at CareChoice as it continues talks with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) over the level of Fair Deal funding for its Beaumont Care Home in Cork.