Charity criticises additional charges for services levied on residents in private facilities
In some cases residents were being charged over long periods for items that could have been purchased at “a fraction” of the total cost of the charges, the charity said.
Ms Butler said residents and their families must be made aware of any extra charges from providers and the reasons behind the charges. “My officials are currently reviewing the available evidence in relation to additional nursing home charges and I will consider the policy options,” she said. The Minister of State said she had instructed her officials to “explore all options” to provide more oversight to nursing homes, such as a potential commissioner or Ombudsman for older people.
Mr Daly said the representative organisation and others had repeatedly raised concern over this for many years.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Asylum seeker centre overcrowding: 'It's no place for a human being'Just over 4,500 refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Ireland since the beginning of the year. PatKenny
Read more »
Siptu seeks intervention by Minister in Rehab redundancies disputeRehab said it could not afford the €900,000 cost of honouring agreement
Read more »
Abortion review expected to be sent to Minister within weeksBarrister Marie O’Shea last year appointed as independent chairwoman of review into State’s abortion laws
Read more »
Niamh Bhreathnach obituary: One-term TD and minister for education had a transformative impactTeacher was elected for Labour in the 1992 Spring Tide and at once set about reforming the way the conservative Department of Education operated
Read more »
No buildings available so far after Minister's most recent urgent refugee accommodation appealDepartments continue to review property stock while outlining the efforts that have been made to date in sourcing buildings that could be used to house refugees
Read more »
Eco-friendly public toilet a symbol of Berlin’s dysfunctionCity-state will rerun an election on Sunday after last year’s poll descended into chaos
Read more »