Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes

Mr. Tadhg Daly:

There is, but I would also say that working in a nursing home setting requires a very special skill set. We hear that many people are now, regrettably, unemployed, having lost their jobs in other sectors but the vast majority of them may not be suited to working in nursing home care. That is why we need to focus on career planning. Reward is an important part of it as well. That goes back to the point I made earlier on the review of the fair deal scheme. Recruitment and retention are a challenge for all of us right across the health and social care services.

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