January 13th the date for opening of Seaview Respite Centre in Mountcharles
It is now expected that the Seaview House Respite Centre in Mountcharles in County Donegal will open on January 13th. The centre provides residential respite services for families in the South Donegal area. RehabCare, which has been awarded the contract to operate the centre, had said it would open ‘in…
More Concerns as Seaview Respite Care may not likely to reopen until 2020
There are now fresh fears that Seaview Respite House in Mountcharles may not reopen until 2020. It follows a letter to Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher from Minister for Disabilities Finian McGrath which states that additional fire compliance works are being undertaken with a completion date of November 22nd.…
Parents to hold protest in Ballyshannon over respite services
Parents in south Donegal are holding a protest calling for the reinstatement of respite services tomorrow, Tuesday. Parents of children with disabilities in the area are concerned following the closure of the Seaview Respite Service in recent weeks. Ocean FM is awaiting a response from the HSE on the matter.…
HSE hopes to restore respite centres back to full service
The HSE hopes to have two respite centres in the North West back to near full service in the coming months. Respite services in Sligo and South Donegal have experienced a significant decrease in resources in recent months which has resulted in cutbacks. The issue was highlighted in recent weeks…