Medical Card General Medical Cards allow access to family doctor / GP services. The entitlement includes visits to the doctor from a choice of doctors who contracted the HSE in the person\’s area, prescriptions, medicines, aids and appliances subject to a €2.50 prescription charge, certain dental, eye and ear health services, hospital care, including inpatient […]
Category: Community Care
Nursing Home Regulation
Regulators The Health Act 2007 provided for the establishment of HIQA. Part of its functions includes the registration and inspection of all nursing homes by the Chief Inspector of Social Services. This replaced the previous Health (Nursing Homes) Act, under which the HSE registered and inspected private nursing homes only. The Health Act 2007 Registration […]
Nursing Home Standards
Standards Types National quality standards for residential care settings for older persons were launched in 2009. There are now 32 standards under a number of groupings, namely: health and social needs, quality of life, staffing, care environment, governance and management, rights protection. The Health Act 2007 Registration of Designated Centres) Regulation and The Health Act […]
Community Services
Overview Community care services are public health services delivered by or on behalf of the HSE in the community. They may be provided by voluntary organizations with the support of the HSE. Generally, Medical Card holders are entitled to community care services free of charge. In some cases, non-Medical Card holders will also be entitled […]
Nursing Home Support
Fair Deal The Nursing Home Support Scheme is commonly referred to as Fair Deal. It provides financial support for persons in need of long-term nursing home care. The Scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive. The Scheme covers care in private nursing homes, public nursing homes and voluntary nursing homes. There is a list […]