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27th May 2022: Tadhg Daly, NHI CEO comments: “Five months on from its announcement, confusion and unwarranted delay still presents...

“When we first met back in February to brainstorm ideas to enter the National Arts in the Nursing Homes Day...

19th May 2022: The artistic and creative talents of hundreds of nursing home residents across the country will be celebrated through the...

13th May 2022: A new and innovative apprenticeship programme that will advance the role of healthcare assistant for care of...

Innovative apprenticeship programme for healthcare assistants to be launched by Minister Harris 12th May 2022: A new and innovative apprenticeship...

6th April 2022: Nursing Homes Ireland has welcomed NIAC recommendation for rollout of a second booster vaccination for persons aged...

16th March 2022: Reflections is a very special broadcast featuring nursing home residents and staff that will air this coming...

25th February 2022: Nursing Homes Ireland is encouraging all nursing home visitors to wear facemasks against the backdrop of a...

One in five (19%) directors of nursing in Irish residential care homes are actively planning to leave their posts while...

1st February 2022: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) welcomes revised visitation guidance published by the HPSC / HSE to further ease...

19th January 2022: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) welcomes Government announcement that Covid19 frontline healthcare workers will receive a €1,000, tax-free...

Failure by State to address Expert Panel staffing recommendation propelling crisis 17th January 2022: There is requirement for urgent action...

7th January 2022: An average 8% of staff in nursing homes are unavailable due to Covid19, an NHI survey informs....

30th December 2021: Moving into 2022, Nursing Homes Ireland has expressed concerns the provision of nursing home care will become...

Requirement for Government to take immediate action to redress discrimination 21st December 2021: There is requirement for Government to take...

16th December 2021: Tadhg Daly, NHI CEO comments: “While extension of the Outbreak Assistance Payment to March 2022 is welcome,...

16th November 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland comment on Nursing home staff mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Republic...

1st November 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland today welcomed the decision by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to give approval to...

14th October 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has accused the Government of ignoring its responsibility to resource the Covid19 Nursing...

Leaders of care associations in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland met in London on 4...

€57 million/€12k per resident given to HSE nursing homes to offset reduced capacity while Value for Money Review remains concealed...

8th September 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland welcomes announcement by Government today regarding NIAC recommendation for Covid19 booster vaccine to be...

25th August 2021: NHI has urged Government to expedite the roll out of the Covid19 booster vaccine to nursing home...

Recommendations to achieve fundamental, long-standing reform left stagnant Nursing Homes Ireland has expressed huge disappointment key structural reforms to ensure...

8th August 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has called on Minister of State for Older People Mary Butler to make an immediate...

28th July 2021: Speaking regarding publication by the ESRI of the Projections of Expenditure for Primary, Community and Long-Term Care in...

Dear Oireachtas Member, At the beginning of this pandemic, Nursing Homes Ireland had to call out the inadequacy of Government...

UK commits additional funding yet support to cease in Ireland this coming week 28th June 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has...

27th June 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has reiterated call for clarity from Government as vital funding support that has supported...

17th June 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland today said the State is sending entirely mixed messaging regarding Covid19. Tadhg Daly, NHI...

11th June 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has described the decision by Government to cease funding supports for intensified Infection...

Government plan for ‘review of Varadkar review’ is failing people requiring nursing home care’ and utterly contemptible, ignoring regulator warnings...

Scheme supporting Expert Panel & public health recommendations pulled by State 2nd June 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has written to the...

Nursing homes will be celebrating the creative talents of residents this coming Friday, 21st May, through the inaugural National Arts...

Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival, in partnership with Nursing Homes Ireland invites care homes and day care settings around Ireland...

12th May 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has said it is extremely disappointing and remiss of the latest Sláintecare plan...

Survey shows 75% growth in number of beds over past two-decades, but viability of many smaller homes now threatened due...

1st April 2021: NHI welcomes Report of the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Group and its recommendation regarding the deployment of rapid...

11th March 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has welcomed publication of revised visitor guidance that will facilitate an easing of visitor restrictions....

Staff should be recognised by State 5th March 2021: One year after NHI recommended its nursing homes implement visitor restrictions...

26th February 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland today welcomed the substantial reduction in the number of Covid-positive cases for nursing homes....

NPHET should look at antigen testing for nursing home visitors 19th February 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland today welcomes confirmation by the Department...

NHI recommends exploration as part of suite of measures to assess easing of visitor restrictions 17th February 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland...

27th January 2021: Nursing homes across Ireland are receiving a stunning collection of photographs taken from the worldwide travels of...

15th January 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland this afternoon states no slippage can be tolerated in the rollout of vaccines to...

8th January 2021: NHI welcomes the announcement this tonight by the Minister for Health that the vaccination programme for nursing...

7th January 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) today welcomes commencement of the rollout of the Covid19 vaccine to multiple nursing...

Commitment of Minister and HSE Welcomed 4th January 2021: Nursing Homes Ireland has welcomed the commitment of the Minister for Health and...

17th December 2020: 30,000 nursing home residents are being invited to a very special Christmas concert. The “Order of Malta...