So far this year, 17 nursing homes have closed and more than 480 people have lost their homes as a result.
Nursing Homes Ireland is calling on the Taoiseach to urgently help private and voluntary nursing homes, saying the sector is in a"crisis".
In a letter to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the organisation said that the sector is in a state of distress and is facing"extreme challenges". "We're calling on the government to inject a stabilisation fund for the sector to ensure that we can stem the current tide of closures and ensure a sustainable sector for the medium term", he told"And then to undertake the long-awaited view of the pricing mechanism of Fair Deal that has been recommended by numerous government reports over many years.
The Health Information and Quality Authority report emphasised the need to properly plan for how older people should receive care into the future.
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