Relatives of Fair Deal residents in Beaumont say they simply want parity of support for their loved ones with residents of HSE run homes
Mary Butler
CareChoice, which has already withdrawn Beaumont care home from scheme, cautioned its five other homes in Cork region may also be at risk
HSE officials confirm more than 700 vacancies across services, with some network teams having vacancy rates of up to 65%
Failure to agree new HSE tender before old one expires would put services in ‘legal limbo’, says representative group
Fianna Fáil's Mary Butler expresses concern that Government decision could lead to ‘premature’ entry of older people into nursing homes
Support was buttressed by support from Independents after Government accommodated a range of demands
Minister for Older People Mary Butler says she was ‘disappointed’ by decision and wasn’t consulted in advance
Three years after his children died at the hands of their mentally ill mother, father is raising funds for one of the charities set up in their honour
Charity criticises additional charges for services levied on residents in private facilities
First cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in Ireland
Just a year after 89-year-old Michael Collins settled into a nursing home, it closed, one of 17 such closures due by the end of the year
Delayed discharges carry increased risk of infection, create lost bed days and can lengthen waiting lists
Court hears €1.2m to be spent on safety improvements at only acute in-patient unit in West Cork
HSE figures show more than 4,000 on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services lists
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