Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed)

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am glad that is happening and that there is a contingency in place but this and so many other issues arising from the recommendations really underline the totally precarious nature of the funding model for nursing home care. It is very delicately calibrated to maximise the return on investment for the owners of the nursing homes while limiting the financial exposure of the State, neither aim having much to do with the care of older people.

My question is probably most suited to Mr. Walsh. Arising out of the very significant, wide-ranging and fundamental recommendations about the need to totally change the financial model as well as the model of care, what work has been done on estimating the potential cost of implementing the recommendations regarding the financial model for operating nursing homes?

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