He called for “an immediate fit for purpose stabilisation fund” to stem the tide of nursing home closures. Mr Daly said 23 private or voluntary nursing homes had closed in the past 18 months, in many cases due to financial pressures. This disparity, he added, amounted to “gross discrimination” against private and voluntary-run nursing homes. Tadhg Daly, chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, which represents private and voluntary providers, said: “HSE nursing homes are receiving an average fee under Fair Deal that is close to €800 per resident per week more by comparison with private and voluntary counterparts.” The costs of running the home had “seriously” increased in recent years, he said, adding that “the Fair Deal just isn’t a fair deal”. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. Michael Dennehy, who owns the 61-bed Oakview nursing home in Belturbet, Co Cavan, said privately run homes were facing huge costs as they were “trying to compete with the HSE” for staff. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area From exploring tide pools teeming with life to witnessing Oregon's tallest lighthouse, there is something for every visitor at Yaquina Head. As a result, he said, private and voluntary providers were at a “massive disadvantage” as the scheme prohibits them from passing on additional “inflationary costs” to residents. Tom Finn, chief executive of Silver Stream Healthcare Group, which has 11 nursing homes, said Fair Deal funding to providers has historically lagged behind the rate of inflation. While the group’s nursing homes would not be closed, he said “there is a risk across all our homes of what we do next”. “Nursing homes are in serious trouble.”ĬareChoice chief executive Stuart Murphy urged the HSE to “come to the table” to discuss funding for its Cork nursing home. “The structure is broken,” he told The Irish Times. Pat Kennedy, chief executive of Windmill Healthcare Group, which runs six nursing homes, said the funding shortfall under the scheme meant many providers were struggling to survive. The upshot of this was seen this week when residents at the Beaumont Residential Care nursing home in Cork were told that due to “extreme financial pressure” the provider, CareChoice Group, would be pulling out of the Fair Deal scheme and that the facility would remain open only for residents paying fees privately. Privately run nursing homes have criticised what they say is a large disparity in funding per bed between their facilities and those run by the Health Service Executive under the Fair Deal scheme, which they say is being exacerbated by high levels of inflation. A funding shortfall could lead to a “tidal wave” of nursing home operators withdrawing from the scheme under which the State funds beds in private and voluntary-run care facilities, providers have warned.
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