Fix Fair Deal
Due to failures of Fair Deal pricing:
- It’s not fair, private and voluntary nursing home residents receive, on average, €650 less per bed, per week, than those in HSE/Public nursing homes. This is an average of €33,800 per resident, per year.
- It’s not fair homes have to close due to failures in Fair Deal pricing.
- It’s not fair that residents are losing their homes.
- It’s not fair that residents are denied the essential primary care services they need, simply because of where they live.
- It’s not fair that communities are losing their local nursing home.
- It’s not fair that families have to travel long distances to visit their loved ones.
- It’s not fair that staff in private and voluntary nursing homes are not remunerated on par with public service colleagues.
Fair Deal pricing is not fair. Since 2018, 77 nursing homes have closed, leading to the loss of over 2,800+ beds in local communities throughout Ireland. We need to fix Fair Deal pricing.
We need to see long-term, sustainable action to ensure the future of nursing home care. We need a national conversation on the future of nursing home care. The time for action is now.
A Timeline of Fair Deal
How to support the campaign?
Display Billboard Posters
Please put up the below billboard posters prominently in your nursing home.
The message is simple but critical: Fair Deal pricing is not fair, and it is putting residents and services at risk.
Displaying these posters helps spread awareness to families, staff, and visitors about the challenges we are facing.
Invite Local TDs to Visit Your Nursing Home
We encourage you to invite your local TDs to visit your nursing home, meet residents and staff, and understand firsthand the impact of Fair Deal pricing.
Their support is crucial in driving the change we need, ensuring fair funding and sustainability for our services.
Write, email and call your TDs; now is the time to raise awareness of these issues while we have momentum.
If you require support in contacting your local TDs, please contact [email protected].
Share on Social Media
Where possible, please share the campaign on social media to help raise awareness.
Make sure to use #fixthefairdeal to maximise visibility and momentum.
Your voice on social media can help generate public support and put pressure on policymakers to take action.
Please see below resources to download to support the It’s Not Fair campaign:
Download – A5 – It’s Not Fair – Postcard
Gallery
Footnotes:
- Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal (2015). View PDF
- Ombudsman Statement: Who Cares? Report and Nursing Home Charges (2010). View PDF
- Joint Committee on Health and Children Debate – Thursday, 16 Jan (2014). View Debate
- Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal (2015). View PDF
- An Irish National Survey of Dementia in Long-term Residential Care (2015). View PDF
- Potential Measures to Encourage Provision of Nursing Home & Community Nursing Unit Facilities – Final Report to Department of Health (2015). View PDF
- Value for Money Review of Nursing Home Care Costs (2018). View PDF
- COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report (2020). View PDF
- Special Report 110: Comptroller and Auditor General – Nursing Homes Support Scheme (2020). View PDF
- Towards a Continuum of Support and Care for Older People – Sage Advocacy Report (2020). View PDF
- A Value for Money Review of Nursing Home Care Costs (2021). View PDF
- The Department of Health’s Response to the Value for Money Review (2021). View PDF
- Review of Pricing System for Long Term Residential Care Facilities – Deloitte & Prospectus Review (2021). View PDF
- Review of Pricing System for Long Term Residential Care Facilities (2021). View PDF
- Minister Mary Butler, Nursing Homes Ireland Annual Conference Highlights (2024). View Page
- PwC – Challenges for Nursing Homes in the Provision of Older Persons Care (2023). View PDF
Additional Reading: