Government accused of ignoring nursing home crisis as 750 public beds lost
Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly said the Government 'is blind to the fact that 33% of private nursing homes lost money last year'. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins
The Government has been accused of ignoring an escalating crisis in nursing homes as over 750 beds have been lost from long-term public facilities.
According to figures from the HSE, there have been 11 public nursing homes either shut or downgraded since 2019, with Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly saying it is likely due to Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) standards not being met.
