Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
703. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding per patient under the NTPF for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if there will be an increase in the NTPF payment. [15170/18]
View answerThe National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has been designated by the Minister for Health pursuant to Section 40 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act as a body authorised to negotiate with proprietors of registered nursing homes to reach agreement in relation to the maximum price(s) that will be charged for the provision of long-term residential care services to Nursing Homes Support Scheme residents.
As part of this function, the NTPF enters into "Approved Nursing Home Agreements" with registered private and voluntary nursing homes to record the maximum price(s) that have been negotiated. The NTPF provide the HSE with the details of all Approved Nursing Home Agreements. As the NTPF is an independent statutory body I am not in a position to speculate on the outcome of pricing negotiations.
The cost of care for public and private nursing homes is published on the HSE website. The current cost of care negotiated by the NTPF for the Cobh Community Hospital per resident under NHSS is a maximum of €1,090 per week.
The most up to date costs of care can be found on the following link https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/olderpeople/nhss/costs.html.
