Donegal TD calls for end to ‘crisis’ in homecare
A Donegal TD is calling for an end to what’s been described as a crisis in homecare. A Sinn Fein motion on the issue is to be brought before the Dail later, which claims to provide a plan to provide more supports and care to those who want to…
Donegal GP warns of consequences of leaving people waiting for home help
A Donegal GP has issued a warning over the consequences of leaving people waiting for home help. It comes as over 1-point-8 million hours of home help will be lost out on this year. Staff shortages in the HSE has led to a shortfall in the service in…
Staff shortage leading to lack of home help hours in the north west
The HSE cannot provide 1,962 hours of home care support in the region. A shortage of Home Care Assistants across the CHO1 area, which covers Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan is leading to the delay in supports. Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny says the situation is extremely serious as…
Local TD criticising government ‘failure’ of older people
A local TD claims the current government has totally failed older people in the North West. General Election candidate and Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny is criticising the government for freezing home help hours since last year which has resulted in what he claims in an “explosion”of people on waiting…
More home-help hours needed for north west
Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal need to see their fair share of the 800,000 promised home help hours. That according to Sligo/Leitrim, TD Eamon Scanlon who has highlighted the government failure to deliver home care support hours promised by the HSE service plan. By October of this year, home help hours…
Concern over lack of home help hours raised in the Dail
Concerns over a lack of home help care for elderly people in Sligo has been raised in the Dail. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach Leo Varadakar if he was aware of the crisis in the provision of homecare packages thoughout various community healthcare organisations throughout the region.…
Call for more home-help hours
The reduction of home help hours to rural areas of Leitrim is depriving people of spending more time in their family homes and forcing them into hospitals and long term care homes. That’s according to Fianna Fáil councillor and local election candidate Mary Bohan, who has called on the HSE…