Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Ms GrĂ¡inne Loughran:

I will take the question on home care. There are generally changes in care throughout the week. At weekends and overnight, for example, it is likely that there will be agency staff or private providers. We find it depends on the person in that some prefer to have different carers looking after different needs, while others prefer consistency in care all the time. The latter is probably more common but there is a range of preferences. Carer consistency and knowing who is going in and out of the home are really important to older people, their families and others involved in the care.

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