Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)
Mr. Jim Breslin:
In terms of the last question, core to Sláintecare is how we manage the population and the risk factors in it. When one looks at a population, older people are among the greater users of the health service. Therefore, any investment in Sláintecare will have to look at integrated approaches for older people right across the care continuum, most of which should be targeted at trying to keep older people in their own homes. That is why we are working on the statutory home care scheme.
The work that the HSE has done on the integrated care programme for older people will also be important. Indeed, many older people have multiple chronic illnesses. The focus in Sláintecare on chronic disease will be equally important.
I am sorry I forgot the Deputy's first question.
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