Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 63096-25
Deputy Clarke asked about the HSE policy regarding the preference for home-based care over residential or nursing home placements for elderly patients.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: November 2025
Updated: December 2025
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Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 63096-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a formal change in HSE policy in recent years regarding the preference for home-based care over residential or nursing home placements for elderly patients; and if this shift is linked to capacity constraints or resource limitations in nursing homes.
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