Purpose of the 2024 Act The Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Act 2024 provides for amendments to two pieces of health legislation – the Health Act 2007 and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) Act 2009. The purpose of the Act is to amend the Health Act 2007 to give the Chief Inspector of Social Services new powers and to make amendments to existing provisions in […]
Residential Services Following the signing of the relevant commencement order by the Minister for Health, HIQA became legally responsible, under the provisions of the Health Act, 2007, as amended (The Act) for the registration and inspection of certain residential services for children and adults with disabilities, including respite services. Services that may come under this remit include HSE-run services and services provided by organisations funded […]
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 of Designated Centres for Older Persons Regulations provides for the […]
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 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for […]
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 of approved nursing homes published by the HSE. Under the […]