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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1448, 1449 and 1483 together. Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, is registered for 27 beds, of which 20 are long-term residential care beds funded under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. It also provides 7 palliative, respite, or short-term care beds. HIQA registration for beds in Dean Maxwell was renewed in 2020 and will be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: Regulation 17 of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013 requires a nursing home to have “ventilation, heating and lighting suitable for residents in all parts of the designated centre which are used by residents”. Regulation 27 states that the “registered provider shall ensure that procedures,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: There has been significant and ongoing consideration of the impact of COVID-19 and the evolution of the response to it since the start of the pandemic. Various examinations and development of reports have been undertaken, with a focus on COVID-19, its impact on nursing homes and on the lessons from the pandemic that can inform future policy, regulation, and the model of care for older...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The Chief Inspector of Social Services in the Health Information and Quality Authority, (HIQA), is the statutory independent regulator in place for the nursing home sector, whether a HSE managed or a private nursing home. The Chief Inspector adopts a risk-based approach to regulation, prioritising monitoring, inspection and enforcement, based on the assessment of the risk, including the type...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The NHSS, commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The NHSS covers the cost of the standard components of long-term residential care which are: - Nursing and personal care appropriate to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I am engaged with stakeholders in home support and nursing homes on issues of recruitment and retention, with multiple meetings held with such groups in recent months and I can confirm the HSE is recruiting across all sectors and at all grade levels. Budget 2022 provides funding for continued further expansion in the health sector workforce. Work is also ongoing within the Department to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.