Results 321-340 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I cannot accept the Senator's amendment because it does not respect the rights of the individual being assessed. The provision of a care needs assessment report to a nursing home is ultimately a matter for the individual or, where relevant, the individual's representative and the nursing home. A care needs assessment report will contain sensitive information regarding a person's health and...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The new standards and regulations will require the assessment of an individual care plan for every resident in a nursing home from 1 July. In devising such a plan, the care needs assessment report will be required. Senator Mullen seeks to replace the word "may" with "shall" but it is contradictory to use "shall" in the context of consent. The care representative under section 21 or the...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: As the assessment under the fair deal will be holistic, it will include details such as family circumstances and other matters that may not be appropriate for nursing homes to know. We will need to exercise discretion in this regard. The section allows aspects of a care needs assessment which are necessary for the purpose of individual care plans to be shared with the consent of the...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Section 47 gives a specified person the authority to act on behalf of another.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I give a commitment that the Health Service Executive will share that assessment once the person has given consent.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The care needs assessment is part of the application.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The amendment, which has been disallowed, proposes to delete subsection (11), which states that a care needs assessment shall not be construed as conferring an entitlement to services. The inclusion of the subsection is considered important by the Attorney General because it supports section 5, which stipulates that the scheme is resource capped. The resource cap is a key feature of the...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The response is the same.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The view of the Government is the scheme is resource capped. This year the cap is â¬55 million. It simply means the scheme is resource capped.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: That is correct but it will be capped every year and this year the cap is â¬55 million.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I cannot provide the numbers requiring care. Under subhead B16, the total cap is â¬909 million, which will be reviewed every year. This year the cap is â¬55 million.
- 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...