Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the refund of nursing home charges under the national repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [28182/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the placing of a person in a private nursing home is a private matter between the person or his or her representatives and the nursing home proprietor, as are the fees charged in these facilities. The Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 allows for the payment of a subvention towards the cost of such care based on a medical and means assessment. The process used in determining a person's eligibility for subvention is set out in the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993.

The repayment scheme for charges for publicly funded residential long-term care does not apply to individuals in private nursing homes who pay the full cost of private nursing home care or who have entered these homes under the nursing home subvention scheme.

Any person who considers that he or she or a family member may be eligible for repayment may register his or her interest in advance with Health Service Executive, HSE, by writing to the National Refund Scheme, HSE Midland Area, Arden Road, Tullamore, County Offaly; or by e-mail to refundscheme@mailq.hse.ie; or by calling the helpline 1800 777737 during office hours.