NHI Education Day: The Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Please Note: this is a members only event.

Join us on November 22nd for a full day looking at the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in nursing homes. This event is aimed at senior nursing home staff tasked with implementing the legislation and creating cultures to address the changes required with this legislation.

We will discuss dilemmas arising within nursing homes linked with the legislation and hear from a variety of speakers about application of the legislation in nursing homes. This event will begin at 9am in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin.

This event will begin at 9am in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel.

09:00 – Registration

Tea & Coffee

09:30 – Welcome

Tadhg Daly, CEO, NHI

09:35 – Opening Address

Paula Gavagan, Chair, NHI National Nursing Committee

09:45 – ADMA: The Role of the Decision Support Service, Focus on Complaints Procedure within the DSS

Aine Flynn, Director, DSS

10:15 – The ADMA in Nursing Homes: A Healthcare Perspective

Caoimhe Gleeson General Manager Human Rights and Equality Policy, HSE & Prof Shaun O’Keeffe, Consultant Geriatrician HSE

10:45 – The ADMA in Nursing Homes: A Legal Perspective

Matthew Austin, Solicitor, Hayes Solicitors

11:15 – Tea/Coffee Break

11:45 – Panel Discussion

Aine Flynn, Coaimhe Gleeson, Prof Shaun O’Keeffe, Matthew Austin

12:30 – Lunch

13:30 – NHSS Changes

Ultan Hynes Head of Service, Nursing Homes Support Scheme, Older People Operations, HSE

14:00 – Care Needs Assessments Prior to Admission

Martina Duffy General Manager, Long Term Care and Integration, Services for Older People Operations, HSE

14:30 – The ADMA & Banking

Ross Moore, Financial Inclusion Lead, Chief Customer Office, Bank of Ireland

15:00 – Panel Discussion

Ross Moore, Ultan Hynes & Martina Duffy

15:30 – Close

Deirdre Shanagher, Strategic Clinical Nurse Expert with Regulatory Compliance, NHI