Cllr concerned elderly are being left without home care
The HSE is being called on to ensure home care providers are prevented from withdrawing their services from clients in the area until another service provider is in place and the clients have been notified. Councillor Justin Warnock recently tabled the motion at the Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim…
More concern over lack of home care support
A Sligo councillor says more than 500 people in the county are now waiting for home care support. Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady is insisting the bottom line is that extra funding is needed from central government. It follows earlier complaints from north Leitrim Councillor Justin Warnock that home care…
Elderly in Sligo being deprived of home care support
A Sligo councillor says many elderly people are now being left with no home care support at weekends and bank holidays. Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus Kilgannon says this is often after these people having got only the minimum of support during the week. He will call on Sligo…
‘Medically discharged patients cannot leave hospitals because of lack of support’
A Donegal TD says many hospital patients who are medically discharged from hospitals cannot go home because of lack of supports. Fianna Fail Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher says the problem is becoming worse because of ongoing delays in the approval of home care packages. He says there is no…