Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Some â¬909 million is the total allocated under subhead B16. This year the cap is â¬55 million.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Of the â¬909 million, â¬55 million is for the fair deal.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: At present, it is estimated there are 23,000 people in long-term residential care in Ireland and of these, 7.5% are under 65 years of age. This indicates 21,275 people in long-term residential care are over 65 years of age, which equates to 4.6% of that population. The total number of beds in nursing homes, including long-stay and respite beds, is 29,000, of which 10,000 are public and...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: That is correct, and there are 29,000 long-stay and respite beds.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: There are 25,985 long-stay beds and, of these, 8,235 are public and 17,750 are private.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: There is only one level of subvention now.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Yes, and it will continue.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Amendment No. 18 proposes that financial assessments should be undertaken by an independent third party. However, as the HSE would still be making and financing the arrangements, it is questionable how this independence could be achieved or guaranteed. This amendment is also impractical in terms of the use of public resources. It would require a dedicated budget to be provided to finance...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I understand the Senator's concerns regarding the independence of the various assessments. However, the scheme contains a number of important safeguards. Care needs assessments will be undertaken by health care professionals who will all be subject to their own scope of practice and their professions' respective codes of ethics. A common summary assessment record has been developed and...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: -----examples to show how the scheme will work. It is available on the website but I shall organise to have it forwarded to the Senator. Anybody under the present subvention scheme who wishes to remain in that scheme can do so. People who are in a public facility at present do not have to sign up to the fair deal.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I believe I answered Senator Norris's question regarding the independence of the various assessments. They will be undertaken by health care professionals. There is a common summary assessment record. The schedule even sets out a set of rules governing financial assessment. In addition, the reviews must be carried out on the same basis as the original assessments. As I said, it is a very...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 both propose a different approach to that currently provided for within the Bill with regard to the cap on the principal residence. Amendment No. 20 states that the percentage of the family home to be repaid to the State should not exceed 15%. However, the amendment does not specify the market value on which this percentage is based. It could be equally argued...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Amendment No. 22 obliges the courts to have regard to the wishes of the person who is the subject of the application when appointing a care representative. The care representative has a limited function under section 21 which extends only to matters relating to ancillary State support and the creation of a charge. However, the Senator's proposal represents a further safeguard for the person...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: To cease the payment.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Under the current subvention scheme, they must give notice within 48 hours. Giving them a three-day period actually provides a longer period.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank the Senator. I will take that.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: It is in sections 40 and 41.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I understand the intent of this amendment is to provide for situations where a person is in nursing home care but could return to their community if sufficient community based supports and services were in place. It stipulates that a review would be carried out every six months and no later than every 12 months to ascertain whether the person could move back to a community based setting. I...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I said the review will be carried out no later than every 12 months and will work. If a review is carried out and a person needs a higher dependency unit that will be provided.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Amendment No. 32 limits the power to charge people in acute beds who are no longer in need of acute care to situations where there is an appropriate facility or service that could treat the individual. The amendment is legally ambiguous as the interpretation of an appropriate facility or service could vary in the opinion of the HSE and the person or the person's family. For example, if a...