asked the Minister for Health (1) the number of beds in private nursing homes which are subsidised by health boards (2) the number of nursing homes in each health board area which have subsidised beds (3) the subsidy per patient in approved private homes and (4) the total allocation for subsidy of private nursing home beds for each health board area in the current year.
Written Answers. - Nursing Home Bed Subsidies.
127.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:
|
Health Boards |
No. of Homes approved under section 54 of the Health Act, 1970 for subvention purposes |
No. of Beds subvented in approved homes |
No. of Beds subvented under section 26 of the Health Act, 1970 |
Budget provision 1989 —subvention payments to private nursing homes |
|
£m |
||||
|
Eastern |
27 |
N.A. |
1,340 |
2.752 |
|
Midland |
7 |
192 |
24 |
0.381 |
|
Mid-Western |
16 |
599 |
— |
1.603 |
|
North Eastern |
— |
— |
— |
0.136 |
|
North Western |
1 |
18 |
— |
0.315 |
|
South Eastern |
17 |
314 |
80 |
1.070 |
|
Southern |
3 |
110 |
— |
3.594 |
|
Western |
7 |
167 |
— |
0.405 |
|
Total |
78 |
— |
1,444 |
10.256 |
The daily subvention per patient approved in respect of section 54 of the Health Act 1970 is currently £6.65.