No reason why geriatrics couldn’t be given double-bed accommodation
It is nigh impossible to get a bed for an old person and he/she will only be accommodated after months of waiting. Therefore, when the HSE has an elderly couple seeking double-bed accommodation, why not give it to them? Particularly if they are hale and hearty, with their only problem being that they can no longer fend for themselves in their own home?
During my years as a social worker in London, I never had any bother getting double-bed accommodation for such people. Why not in Ireland? The proposal would apply to rooms and not wards.
