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# nursing-homes - Friday 3 January, 2020
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained injuries
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 26 October, 2019
What happened to the HSE's proposal for its own undercover investigations in care homes?
Back in 2014, then director general Tony O’Brien said it was time to look at these sorts of measures to protect vulnerable clients.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of sexual assault and unexplained injuries
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
Nursing homes: Almost half of HSE-run homes are failing when it comes to Garda vetting
Health watchdog found that HSE-run care homes were breaching Garda-vetting rules.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
'Unfair' language in nursing home contracts led residents into terms they would never agree to
The CCPC has published new guidelines for the sector today.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 5 January, 2019
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of poor hygiene standards and staffing issues
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 15 December, 2018
Government wants building of old age retirement villages to begin by November 2019
A recent PAC report said it is not clear that the cost of care in public nursing homes is providing value for money to the taxpayer.
# nursing-homes - Monday 19 November, 2018
Delayed discharges are leading to infections, falls and overcrowding
Families failing to engage with the Fair Deal Scheme is one of the reasons behind so-called ‘bed blockers’.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
'A removal of stress and worry' - Fair Deal scheme to be extended to farms and family businesses
The decision taken today will extend this three-year cap to farms and businesses.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 23 June, 2018
Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here's where the money goes
There was a 10% increase in health expenditure between 2011 and 2016.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
'Somebody needs to shout stop': HSE nursing homes cost a lot more to run than private ones
New figures show a significant discrepancy in the weekly costs of providing long-term residential care for elderly people.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 26 October, 2017
Demand for every kind of health service in Ireland is set to go through the roof in the next 13 years
According to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Ireland’s rapidly growing (and ageing) population will create a huge demand for healthcare by 2030.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 14 September, 2017
Growing old in Ireland: 'If you want support, you're going to have to pay for it'
Whether its Fair Deal contributions, nursing home fees or general funding in the care system, money gets in the way of older people deciding where they spend their final years.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 13 September, 2017
'I was told it'd only be for four weeks': Ireland's older people describe life in a nursing home
A major study has highlighted the need for residents to be more involved in decision-making.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 1 August, 2017
Farmers aren't happy that the Fair Deal scheme's 'discriminatory measures' might be here to stay
Planned reforms over the plans are being delayed.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 6 July, 2017
'They simply can't afford it': Older people being priced out of nursing homes
Age Action has said some nursing homes are charging “extortionate costs”.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
We need compassion as a priority in how we care for people like Michael and Kathleen
Throughout the country, decisions are being made for reasons that trump people’s relationships and families.
# nursing-homes - Monday 8 May, 2017
One-fifth of Irish people have witnessed poor care for the elderly
A significant number of people have witnessed physical or emotional abuse in home care services.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 2 February, 2017
'It's too blunt': Concerns around adding home care to Fair Deal scheme
This bill is seen as the first small step towards State-aided home care in Ireland – but there are some big problems with it.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 22 January, 2017
'A Fair Deal it may be, a cheap deal it sure isn't' - the trauma of putting a relative into care
TheJournal.ie spoke to three people with recent experience of negotiating the HSE’s Fair Deal nursing home scheme.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
Elderly care patient discovered 'lying on the bedroom floor covered in urine and faeces' Exclusive
Records released detail complaints received by Hiqa in relation to nursing homes.
# nursing-homes - Monday 3 October, 2016
'At the moment it's just horrendous out there': The challenges facing Ireland's carers
Carmel Geoghegan looked after her dying mother in 2014 but has hit out at what seriously sick people face today.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 28 August, 2016
Nursing home staff used "foul and abusive language" to intimidate and threaten people Exclusive
Documents show a number of serious issues in relation to care at nursing homes across Ireland.
# nursing-homes - Friday 3 June, 2016
Social workers 'waiting for people to die' to get elderly clients the care they need
Social workers say as many of half of their clients who have gone into nursing homes could have stayed in their own homes with proper supports.
# nursing-homes - Monday 11 April, 2016
Nursing home residents abused and 'left short of food as staff ate it' Exclusive
Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act detail a number of instances of alleged abuse.
# nursing-homes - Monday 21 December, 2015
The pricing model for nursing home beds slammed as 'not fit for purpose'
A new report has criticised the pricing model in place for nursing homes in Ireland.
# nursing-homes - Monday 21 September, 2015
Irish pensioners made to choose between heat and food need extra €5 a week
Age Action is calling for increases to the State pension and the living alone allowance.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 23 June, 2015
This 105-year-old Dublin woman told us her secrets to a long and healthy life
“I had a very happy life all the time.”
# nursing-homes - Monday 22 June, 2015
Why are we forcing the elderly out of their homes?
Alone says too many see nursing homes as the only option for older people.
# nursing-homes - Monday 4 May, 2015
State accused of covering up cost of nursing homes
Nursing Homes Ireland wants details released immediately.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 7 January, 2015
HSE moving some patients to nursing homes to free up beds
Some patients who have ‘delayed discharge’ are being moved to free nursing home beds.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 14 December, 2014
700 complaints about nursing and care home staff passed to gardaí
27 of those complaints are redacted.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 16 November, 2014
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Catch up as you wake up.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
Nursing home waiting lists are 'spiralling out of control'
Over 2,100 people are on the HSE’s Fair Deal waiting list.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
Dignity of elderly compromised after being transported down corridors on commodes
The latest HIQA inspection reports finds elderly residents sitting alone during meal times with food on their face and clothing.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 9 September, 2014
Elderly people 'left languishing' on nursing home waiting list
There are over 500 people currently waiting in hospital beds.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 22 May, 2014
There is only one respite bed per 450 people with dementia in Ireland
Only 52 nursing homes nationally have specialised care units for people with the disease.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
Over 4,000 nursing home residents were seriously injured in 2013
Age Action says that number is ‘concerning’.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
'Not enough nursing home beds to meet demand and it's only going to get worse'
Tadgh Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland said in the next seven years, the population over 85 will grow by 46 per cent.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Dutch asked to volunteer so ageing relatives get care
Netherlands’ generous welfare state slowly being replaced by “society of participation”.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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