Ms Anne O'Connor:

The amount that a nursing home gets for an individual for the cost of care is fixed. The InterRAI assessment, which is a common assessment, is being rolled out and we are recruiting a lot of new assessors, so in terms of assessing the changing care needs of individuals we are moving towards that. That does not mean that the cost of care in an individual nursing home will flex up and down. We are working towards having a more up-to-date assessment. It also allows us to support people. Another criticism is about the lack of support for assessment, for example, for equipment, aids and appliances. It helps with all of that and assessing what an individual's need is and ensuring that we provide the right supports.