Mr. Mervyn Taylor:

We need a continuum. Mr. Daly and I have been on the same platform regarding a continuum of care for a number of years. It is everything from home care, split housing and boarding out to supportive housing, mutual and housing co-operatives and housing with supports. There is a need for nursing home care but it is also how we try to envisage it for the future. We must bear in mind there is a wide range of nursing homes. I looked at the recent lists and 49% of nursing homes have fewer than 50 residents. This has its own issues. We want people to live in smaller more homely places but the fact is the trend is towards larger places. How do we get the balance right? It can only come with the continuum the Deputy is describing.