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A local advocate with the patient support group Patient Focus says it is important to remember that nursing homes are not institutions but “homes from homes” for people.

“Horrific” cases involving the abuse of elderly and vulnerable residents in some Irish nursing homes over the years have hammered home to families the importance of speaking out if concerns arise, according to the former chairperson of the HSE’s regional health forum, Galway Cllr Padraig Conneely.

“The home care sector in Ireland is expected to care for an increasing number of older people as a result of the recent waiting list crisis for the Fair Deal Scheme,” says Jonathan Acton, general manager of Home Instead Senior Care in Westmeath.

aThe HSE has confirmed that day care services at the MacBride Community Nursing Home in Westport are to resume next month.

In theory, home is where we all should feel the safest. It should be a refuge for all of us lucky to have a place to call home. It is the place where you can truly be yourself, far away from the pretence of modern life where, as characters in the great play of life, you learn your lines and your role before you walk out each day to act out your part.

The inaugural Nursing Homes Week 2013 will be celebrated in Westmeath from August 26 to September 1.

Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has welcomed the decision by the HSE to open step-down beds at Ballina District Hospital in order to alleviate the chronic trolley problem at Mayo General, mainly caused by delayed discharges.

A Co Galway nursing home hit the headlines this week after a Health Information and Quality Authority report revealed how inspectors had serious concerns for the care and welfare of residents, however the family of two residents have defended the level of care provided.

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring yesterday (Thursday) warmly welcomed the HIQA decision that the registration of MacBride Community Nursing Unit has now been completed.

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