Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2005
173 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if patients in private nursing homes will be considered under the repayments for long-stay care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18233/05]
View answerAs 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 have entered these homes under the nursing home subvention scheme.
