Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE

Dr. Sinead O'Brien:

The key difference between a continuing care unit and a high-support hostel has to do with the number of staff available to attend to individuals' needs. On a continuing care ward, there would be four staff on duty. In a high-support hostel, there would be two nursing staff by day and one nursing staff-----