Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014
603. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the options open to families who have no further resources to maintain a family member in a nursing home when that member has been recommended for the fair deal scheme but the funding has not come through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/14]
View answerThe HSE's National Guidelines for the Standardised Implementation of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme provide that State Support and Ancillary State Support should be paid from either the date that the release of funding is approved, or date of admission to the nursing home, whichever is the later. If payment were made from the earlier date fewer people could be supported overall.
The current average time for processing properly completed application forms received by the HSE is 4-6 weeks nationally. Applicants are placed on the national placement list for funding in chronological order by the date of determination of their application. Funding issues to applicants in this chronological order to ensure equity of access nationally. As of the 25th March it was taking approximately 36 days for funding to issue to applicants from date of determination.
