Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Daly referred to the pricing review of 2017. On that issue and the challenges now faced by private nursing homes, there are now increased costs in dealing with Covid. There is also the issue that when a patient is assessed under the fair deal scheme, he or she may be able to move around and is not in any way restricted. As such people remain in a nursing home for a longer period and as they get older, they need a higher level of care.

What are Mr. Daly's views on the challenges the failure to publish the review is posing for the private nursing home sector?

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